Perspectives

An older James Wiley poses, leaning on the propeller of a purple airplane, airfield in the background.

History

His Storied Life: James Wiley, Tuskegee Airman and American War Hero

June 15, 2020 | Charleen Smith-Riedel

Wiley had been a member of the 99th Pursuit Squadron during World War II, the first black squadron to deploy overseas.

Countless people marching the street. In the foreground, a man with his face obstructed by a megaphone. Behind him, a woman holding up a sign reading BLACK LIVES MATTER. Behind them, out of focus, many people marching toward the camera, many in face masks.

Education, Social Justice

Sad but Not Surprised: “A Talk to Teachers” in Times of Violence and Death

June 7, 2020 | Brad Braxton

Lament is a ruggedly honest declaration that something is deeply wrong and severely out of joint.

Watercolor illustration of Cal Monjo, Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit’s summer home, with cobblestone driveway and walls and wooden door

Community

Antoni Maria Badia Margarit: el més preuat resident d’estiu de Sant Privat

May 28, 2020 | Griselda Ballester i Tataret, Meritxell Martín i Pardo

Badia Margaria era així: ferm, senzill i planer, discret però comunicador, amant de la feina ben feta però, per sobretot de tot, mestre.

Community

Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit: St. Privat’s Most Esteemed Summer Resident

May 28, 2020 | Griselda Ballester i Tataret, Meritxell Martín i Pardo

Badia i Margarit was a linguist, a philologist, and a professor, and he was in love with St. Privat d’en Bas.

Immigration & Migration

Sacred Monsters: The Poetry and Fiction of Elizabeth Acevedo

April 28, 2020 | Monique-Marie Cummings

What inspires her more than anything else are uncelebrated heroes.

An illustration of a chain link, with links showing recurring phrases from popular chain letters of today: “Help pass the time,” “Good vibes,” “Do this within 5 days,” “Don’t agonize.”

Community

We All Need Encouragement: Chain Letters Reemerge in the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 26, 2020 | Betty Belanus

This type of chain message has been with us since the Middle Ages.

Viaduct of Mas Rubió at the northern exit of the Bracons Tunnel in the Vall d’en Bas, Catalonia. Photo Meritxell Martín i Pardo

Environment

A Road to Economic Development or Environmental Distress? The Bracons Tunnel in Catalonia

April 22, 2020 | Raül Valls i Lucea

The opposition to the Bracons Tunnel constituted an innovation in the country.

Environment

Salvem les Valls 25 anys després: calia Bracons?

April 21, 2020 | Raül Valls i Lucea

L’oposició al túnel de Bracons constituïa una novetat al país.

Located on the Navajo reservation between Thoreau and Crownpoint, New Mexico, this mesa is called Dził Látaa hozhóní, translated as “the top of the mountain is beautiful.” Photo by Amy Horowitz

Religion & Spirituality, Social Justice

How the Navajo Nation Responds: Struggles and Spirituality in the Pandemic

April 19, 2020 | Sharon Nelson, Amy Horowitz

As of April 18, officials reported 1,197 cases of COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation.

Blessing of the Papazze before the Palm Sunday procession on April 14, 2019, in Bova, Calabria, Italy

Celebrations, Language, Religion & Spirituality

Traveling with Language, Through Language: Easter in the Griko and Greko Communities of Southern Italy

April 10, 2020 | Manuela Pellegrino, Maria Olimpia Squillaci, Mary Linn

Easter time is a vibrant period in the two Greek-speaking communities of southern Italy.

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