The Indypendent
Eleanor J. Bader
How I Overcame The Color Barrier at the New Yorker and Other Tales of a Young Artist
Sometimes chutzpah, a combination of bluster and gall, pays off. Just ask Liz Montague. When Montague was 22, she…
70 Years After Brown, Schools are Still Segregated
A new book by Leslie T. Fenwick explores the stark inequalities that have plagued schools for decades, and in some cases, have worsened since the 1954 Supreme Court decision.
New Free Youth Camp Taught by and for Trans and Queer Artists
Artists Jesse Pallotta and Angel Glasby undertook months of planning and preparation to create this free camp for 13-19 year-olds that offers thoughtful courses on photography, portrait drawing, vogue dancing, abstract painting and more.
Historian Robin D.G. Kelley looks at the raft of strategies Black activists have employed to keep the dream of freedom alive.
Judith Berlowitz’s historical novel offers readers a peek into the Spanish Civil War and the idealism that brought people from across the globe together to fight for democratic governance and human rights.
When Our Great-Great-Grandmothers Led Historic Strikes Against Their Bosses & The Patriarchy
Women workers propelled massive strikes in the early 20th Century. But they ran into a buzzsaw of male chauvinism that weakened their efforts.
Predatory Health Care, The Novel
Connie Herzberg Mayo’s riveting tale captures the injustices of the U.S. medical system with surgical precision.
A Book for People Who Want to Know More About a Land with a People
Fresh perspectives on the Palestine-Israel conflict as well as what peaceful coexistence could look like.
In Search of Utopia: New Book Explores the Troubled History of America’s Intentional Communities
When teacher-writer Adrian Shirk began working on Heaven is a Place on Earth, she set out to create a…