Two decades ago, the people of this tiny village came to terms with what had become increasingly obvious: They could no longer fight back the rising waters. Their homes perched on a low-lying, treeless tuft of land between two rivers on...
Take a deep breath. Metaphorically, it means pause for a moment, take a break, calm down, collect yourself and take a second to reconsider your next action (or reaction). But it's good -- or even better -- to take it literally. Deep breathing is good...
“For decades, the first ladies exhibition has been one of the most popular attractions at the Smithsonian Institution. It is beloved by visitors who come to admire the famous collection of gowns and to learn about the contributions made...
A black judge in Mississippi claims he was removed from office following years of resistance from a mostly white legal system to his push to treat drug offenders instead of imprisoning them. Justice Court Judge Rickey...
This story is the second in a three-part series. Ana B. Ibarra’s reporting on community violence and its effects on health was undertaken as a fellow of the California Health Journalism Fellowship at USC’s Annenberg School of...
In today’s world our minds are under constant assault by what we are forced to see, hear and experience. Many of us as children suffered unresolved traumas and need a time to heal. For me that “time to heal” came later in life as it...
After being in and out of court for offenses such as shoplifting clothing and fighting back at school, Destiny , a 15-year-old African American transgender girl, was sent to a high security juvenile detention facility for boys, since no...
Have you ever done your children's homework for them? Have you driven to school to drop off an assignment that they forgot? Have you done a college student's laundry? What about coming along to Junior's first job interview? These examples are...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was described by President Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed it into law, as an “effort to bring justice and hope to all our people.” It has brought neither to Americans who complain of environmental...
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest renewed the Obama administration's call for Congress to take action on gun control after a gunman shot and killed a reporter and cameraman during a live television broadcast on Wednesday....
On Sunday, criminal justice professor Adam Lankford stood in front of a crowd of sociologists to explain how American culture contributes to the all-too-frequent American mass shootings. It’s not just that we have a lot of guns, he...
Stanley Smith has spent nearly four decades helping troubled young people earn GEDs and get jobs, but he learned something new this week that he thinks will help him do his job even better. Smith, an employment advocate with the Mayor's Office...
Discussion about life in New Orleans before Katrina often reduces the city to its former public housing projects (with a sometimes-special-mention of the Lower 9th Ward), as if these were the only places black people dwelled. I’m not...
When people seem to be using drugs in very harmful ways, individuals who love or counsel them want to intervene in a powerful manner. They worry about the consequences of the drug use and tend to jump to the rescue. Out of fear, they often...
Over the past few years, reports of police brutality against black Americans—and the resulting Black Lives Matter movement—have galvanized different people in different ways . For American Studies professor Duchess...