For the NFL, playing the national anthem started as a patriotic marketing ploy. It’s now played before every game alongside ‘Lift Every Voice,’ the Black national anthem, and ‘America the Beautiful.’
Articles on US protests
Displaying 21 - 30 of 30 articles
The insurrection at the Capitol was unprecedented. So too was the coverage, according to a scholar who monitors how media reports on protests
Years ago it may have been inconceivable to think events such as today’s riots could occur. But the writing was on the wall — and we missed our chance to fix things.
Demonstrations by Macedonian villagers in the 1980s, which helped spark the end of Communist rule in the former Yugoslavia, hold vital lessons for Americans peacefully protesting for police reform.
To fill a convention with blatant racism, as the Republicans did in 2016, is bad enough. But, after four years of racist policies, a convention filled with subtle racism is perhaps more dangerous.
By rejecting traditional norms of “respectable” protest, BLM activists compel police and the public to confront anti-Black racism.
Avoiding drones’ prying eyes can be as complicated as donning a high-tech hoodie and as simple as ducking under a tree.
Optimism can become a force for social change – here’s how.
Race, class and national identity mean that views within the American Muslim community vary when it comes to such hot-button issues as policing, protests and discrimination.
Unrest in the US looks familiar to Latin Americans, who are accustomed to resisting undemocratic governments – and to their protest movements being met with violent suppression.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
-
Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
-
Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Founder, Center for Environmental Justice at CSU, Colorado State University
-
Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
-
Professor, Department of Global Studies, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
-
Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University
-
Associate Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University
-
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
-
Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
-
Professor of Musicology, Arts Leadership & Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan
-
Assistant Professor of International Development, UMass Boston
-
Associate provost, professor of politics, University of San Diego
-
Associate Professor of Higher Education and History, University of California, Los Angeles
-
Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
-
Reader in Postcolonial Studies, Liverpool John Moores University