Culture
“First They Killed My Father”: Cambodian genocide through innocent eyes
September 20, 2017New film is a haunting tale of the mass killings in Cambodia carried out by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, and has lasting lessons for humanity.
Read moreRevolutionary triple feature: Latest installments in Soviet film series
September 20, 2017The latest three films to be featured show that the Bolsheviks certainly had a sense of humor.
Read moreLessons not learned: The Vietnamese experience in the Vietnam War
September 19, 2017American authors have primarily viewed the war as part of the Cold War chess game, largely neglecting the experience of the Vietnamese people.
Read more“Dayveon”: Growing up poor and Black in rural Arkansas
September 15, 2017Dayveon, the central character in Amman Abbasi’s new film, is a study in contrasts. He lives amidst great beauty and great danger.
Read moreNew book illuminates history and contradictions of the early Black press
September 13, 2017Claude Barnett and the ANP welcomed left and communist support when expedient, but jettisoned it as the political winds shifted.
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