What Happens to Kids’ Learning if Dad Is Incarcerated?
Nearly two million minor children in the United States have an incarcerated father at any given time.
Aruba: Black Gold and Boas
What happens when an oil-rich island paradise interrupts its production of petroleum? You may have to visit the Caribbean island of Aruba to find out.
The Roots of Catholic Samba
Since the early days of African enslavement in Brazil, Black Brazilians have cultivated rituals that mix Catholic and African elements in the form of holy Samba.
Black Midwestern Studies: A Reading List
This primer on Black Midwestern Studies examines the factors shaping communities of color in America’s “flyover country,” long mistaken as a place of normative whiteness.
Lies, Damn Lies, and…Primary Sources?
An instructor shares her approach for teaching students how to evaluate historical materials and claims of veracity made by their originators.
Get Out of Dodge with Cross Reference
This month’s puzzle features a nod to the Second City.
Kongo, Interpreted
In the sixteenth century, Kongo’s government trained young nobles to provide interpretation and cultural mediation between Europeans and Kongolese.
The Indonesian Frontier Town Named for a Jungle Vampire
The city of Pontianak is notable for sharing its name with a vengeful folkloric revenant known by various monikers across the Malay Archipelago.
Copenhagen: Bike City from Back in the Day
How did Copenhagen become a “city of cyclists,” where a third of all journeys are by bicycle?
Of Heights and Men
Given its strong gendered associations, it may be surprising that height hasn’t been well studied by historians.