Professor Marquis Bey discusses their book, BLACK TRANS FEMINISM in which they argue that how we define, label, and identify ourselves can be a way […]
Black Trans Feminism Liberation with Marquis Bey
Adult Summer Reading Program: 5-Star Reviews
The Matchmakers team welcomes our Adult Summer Reading Coordinator, Jen, as our guest blogger! Jen writes: As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program, your […]
Thin Blue Line of Police Unions with Aaron Bekemeyer
Professor Aaron Bekemeyer discusses the complicated history of police unionization. How police balanced their role as union busters and political enforcers with their desire for […]
Unpacking Our History
Celebrating Berry Season!
This week, the mulberry tree outside of our Coventry Village Branch is finally heavy with fruit. The serviceberry trees are ripening around the neighborhood. Sidewalks […]
Hemings, Baartman and Complicated Fame with Samantha Pinto
Professor Samantha Pinto discusses her book, Infamous Bodies Early Black Women’s Celebrity and the Afterlives of Rights. Using the idea of “vulnerability” as a touchstone […]
White Supremacist Constitution with Ruth Colker
Professor Ruth Colker discusses her 2022 Utah Law Review article, “The White Supremacist Constitution.” The United States Constitution is a document that, during every era, […]
Read if You Dare: Middle Grade Summer Scares
2023 marks the fifth annual Summer Scares, a program partnership of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Booklist to promote […]
Problems in Police Training with Jessica Katzenstein
Unpacking Our History Lecture: Problems in Police Training with Jessica Katzenstein Police reform advocates often push police departments to move from fear-laden “warrior” survival trainings […]
White Democracy: Democrats become Republicans with Jason Ward
Professor Jason Morgan Ward discusses his book Defending White Democracy: The Making of a Segregationist Movement and the Remaking of Racial Politics, 1936-1965. Starting in […]
