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How California’s Dr. Bronner’s Spiritual Messaging Became a Global Brand
Oct 23 2024
Many of us are now familiar with Dr. Bronner’s. Yet behind this now popular brand lays a larger story of California as an important site for reconceptualizing communities of belief and belonging.
Native land claims and culture are inseparable
Oct 18 2024
I grew up during the Native land claims era in Alaska. Throughout the twentieth century, Alaska Native people watched their lands and livelihoods slip away as settlers came to the territory in search of resources.
Ten Intriguing Facts about Fearless Writer Sanora Babb
Oct 17 2024
Iris Jamahl Dunkle, author of "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb," shares 10 intriguing facts about intrepid writer Sanora Babb — peerless author of midcentury American literature who was silenced by John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."
Q&A with Laureen Hom, author of "The Power of Chinatown"
Oct 09 2024
Author Laureen Hom explains what urban Chinatowns have to teach us about coalition-building, pushing back against gentrification, and envisioning neighborhood changes that are community-driven and equitable.