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Tracing the cycles of Black empowerment, white backlashIn 鈥淭he Third Reconstruction,鈥� Peniel E. Joseph examines key points in U.S. history聽in which Black empowerment was met with white opposition.聽
In the story of women鈥檚 rights, diverse voices add depthIn a Q&A, historian Elisabeth Griffith talks about weaving together a narrative of the equal rights movement that is comprehensive and inclusive.聽
Solution for ideological division: Revising the Constitution?Courts have reduced complex discussions about constitutional rights into zero-sum conflicts, says Professor Jamal Greene.
September book bag: A harvest of life lessonsThe 10 best books of September abound with life lessons, forgiveness, truth-telling, and gripping moral questions.聽
Nina Totenberg on NPR, RBG, and a 50-year friendshipIn 鈥淒inners With Ruth,鈥� NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg celebrates the enduring power of female friendships, including hers with RBG.聽
How the 1954 Brown decision still influences today鈥檚 teaching ranksWhat historical patterns have influenced the need for diverse teachers today? The author of a recent book addresses myths and solutions.
鈥楾he Case Against the Sexual Revolution鈥�: How feminism let women downHas the sexual revolution let women down? An author examines the gap between the rhetoric and the real world when it comes to valuing women.
In 鈥楩airy Tale,鈥� Stephen King riffs on the classic hero鈥檚 questThe master of horror, Stephen King, comes up with a not-so-scary riff on fantasy stories and the hero鈥檚 quest in 鈥淔airy Tale.鈥�
A Medici princess rebels against her gilded cageSeeking agency over her life, a Medici bride plots to escape a loveless, and possibly lethal, union in 鈥淭he Marriage Portrait鈥� by Maggie O鈥橣arrell.聽
Adapting to climate change will take cooperation. Gaia Vince is hopeful.Although the picture appears grim, 鈥渃ooperation is in our DNA,鈥� says the author of 鈥淣omad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World.鈥澛�
鈥楪oodnight Moon鈥�: 75 years in the great green roomDecades after its first publication, Margaret Wise Brown鈥檚 classic children鈥檚 book 鈥淕oodnight Moon鈥� still brings families together.
A voice that wouldn鈥檛 be ignored: Nellie Bly and the pursuit of truthA novel about journalist Nellie Bly expands on the facts about her courageous efforts to expose abuses in a mental health facility for women.聽
Speaking whale? Scientists are working on it.Humankind may be closer to communicating with whales than we think, writes Tom Mustill in 鈥淗ow To Speak Whale.鈥�
Sound advice: Audiobooks to thrill, delight, and spread hopeA quartet of outstanding audiobooks features the work of Simu Liu, Andy Weir, Louise Erdrich, and Anne Tyler. Their stories are laced with humor.
鈥業 put the students first鈥�: A public school librarian on book bansAs some parents push book bans, scrutiny extends to school staff. Yet school librarians like Martha Hickson defend their responsibility to students.
Truth be told: The 10 best books of August highlight honestyThe 10 best books of August convey the human desire for truth and justice, leavened by empathy and compassion.聽
Jim Thorpe ran track and played football. He tried to outrun racism.As a talented, multisport athlete, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, faced prejudice and condescension聽because of his race.
Can 鈥榚motional outsourcing鈥� fix failing romantic relationships?A summer beach read with humor and depth, 鈥淭he Fixer Upper鈥� asks, 鈥淲hat if women could outsource the emotional burden of 鈥榝ixing鈥� their partners?鈥澛�
The dedicated women behind the world鈥檚 first general-purpose computerKathy Kleiman writes a lively tribute to the female mathematicians who calculated ballistics trajectories for the U.S. military during World War II.聽
The best thing since Babe Ruth? How Shohei Ohtani is making history.Babe Ruth was renowned for both his hitting and pitching. Now, young baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani from Japan is following in the Babe鈥檚 footsteps.聽
