Amanda Frost discusses her book, “You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.” Beginning with Reconstruction, American citizenship began a contested […]
Citizenship Stripping with Amanda Frost
Adult Summer Reading: 5-Star Reviews
Adult Summer Reading: 5-Star Reviews The Adult Summer Reading Program is in full swing, and our Summer Readers have been busy reading or listening to […]
Unpacking Our History Lecture: Disease, Slavery, and Politics in New Orleans
Antebellum New Orleans sat at the heart of America’s slave and cotton kingdoms. But it was also the nation’s “necropolis,” with epidemic yellow fever killing thousands each summer […]
Pregnancy in America with Rebecca Grant
Journalist Rebecca Grant author of “Birth: Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America” discusses her book. She describes the current state of maternal care […]
Heights Libraries hires construction manager for PEACE park and playground renovation
At its Monday, July 17, public meeting, the Heights Libraries Board of Trustees unanimously voted to hire Regency Construction Services Inc. as the Construction Manager […]
Cop Fragility and Blue Lives Matter with Frank Rudy Cooper
Professor Frank Rudy Cooper discusses his article, “Cop Fragility and Blue Lives Matter.” Professor Cooper discusses how after the rise of Black Lives Matter protests […]
Nothing but Rocs and Sky Above
Some of the best stories we read are the ones that leave you wanting more once you’ve finished. Untethered Sky did that to me recently. […]
Role-Playing in Police Trainings with Christina Aushana
Christina Aushana discusses her article “Inescapable Scripts: Role-Playing Feminist (re)visions and Rehearsing Racialize State Violence in Police Training Scenarios.” Professor Aushana talks about participating in […]
Vacation Reads: Getaways Gone Wrong
It’s vacation season and what better way to commemorate that than with some books featuring getaways gone wrong? After reading these thrillers, you may find […]
Plea Bargaining Bad Deals with Carissa Byrne Hessick
Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick discusses her book, “Punishment Without Trial,” and how plea bargaining has overtaken the criminal justice system. While our rights to a […]
