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Migration and Black Futurity

Written by Kenia Hale, SM '21 Edited by Fiona Benson, SY '22 Cover Art by Kiera Hale, ig: @kierahaleart Since 1619, the story of enslaved, Black, forced migration has been ingrained in American history. From the Underground Railroad to the Great Migration, movement has been a key method...

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The Hatch and Brood of Time 20: The Macbeth Riot

Volume 20: February 22, 2021 The Macbeth Riot By London Johns On May 10, 1849, William Macready was arranged to star in a production of Macbeth in the New York Astor Place Opera House. It was a much-anticipated performance, both by Macready’s supporters and his critics, and that evening...

Henry Jacob

JELANI COBB: A Person of Conscience

Interview by Henry Jacob, SY '21 Transcribed by Rosemary Chen, BF '24 Introduction: Born and raised in Queens, New York, Jelani Cobb completed his undergraduate studies at Howard University and received a doctorate in American history from Rutgers University. He serves as the Ira A. Lipman Professor of...

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The Hatch and Brood of Time 16: The Second-Best Bed

Volume 16: January 26, 2021 The Second-Best Bed By London Johns In the winter of 1616, William Shakespeare, who had retired to live with his family in Stratford-upon-Avon, drafted his will. In March, he revised the document; from the shakiness of his signature, it appears that he was already very...

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