History: Trenton in the ’60s
Wednesday, Jul 17, 2019
A research and civic-engagement project delves into an uprising and its aftermath
Research
Princeton Ethiopian Miracles of Mary Project Receives CDH Research Partnership Grant
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
Stories have been told for almost two millennia about the Virgin Mary and the miracles she has performed for the faithful who call upon her name. One of the most important collections of such folktales is the body of almost 700 Ethiopian Marian miracles, written from the 1300s through the 1900s, in the ancient African language of Gəˁəz (also known as classical Ethiopic).
Donald Goines and the Birth of Black Pulp Fiction
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Donald Joseph Goines was born on December 15, 1936, in Chicago. Father Joseph and mother Myrtle were hardworking migrants from the South who had managed to open up their own cleaning store. Around 1940 the family, which included older sister Marie, relocated to Detroit and resumed the cleaning business. It was in the Motor City that, according to biographer Eddie B. Allen Jr., Goines started down a dark path.When Slaveowners Got Reparations
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2019
Lincoln signed a bill in 1862 that paid up to $300 for every enslaved person freed.Racial bias associated with disparities in disciplinary action across U.S. schools
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2019
Studies have shown that black students are subjected to higher disciplinary rates than whites, resulting in a number of negative life outcomes, including involvement in the criminal justice system.
