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NewSouth Books/When talking about the civil rights movement in the south, the name Emmett Till is bound to come up. His murder is widely remembered today as one of the most brutal lynchings ever in the US. But while Till’s death terrorized young African-Americans in Mississippi, it also gave them a rallying cry. That’s the story that Robert H. Mayer tells in his new book “In the Name of Emmett Till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle showed us Tomorrow." -
Patrick Moher/We’ve all seen them. Aging, deserted strip malls and retail shops are not only pretty ugly but are also taking up valuable real estate that could be put to better use. Finding those better uses is a topic that Ellen Dunham-Jones knows very well. She has been speaking and writing about suburban life and design for years. Today on The Best of Our Knowledge, we'll hear her ideas and some examples of retrofitting suburbia.
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This week, we discuss the heart with author Bill Schutt. -
This week, we'll hear an archival interview with James Lowen from 2018.
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Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll explore the digitization of libraries.
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Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk about how colleges are teaching degree programs in the supply chain.
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We hear a lot today about lots of job openings and not enough workers, but many companies are blocking a good chunk of the country from even applying:…
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Since the Supreme Court ended its session in June, all eyes are on Justice Stephen Breyer. If he were to retire, it would give President Joe Biden a…
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With young students spending a massive amount of time in front of screens, media literacy is becoming important at a young age.Today on the Best of Our…
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When Apollo 11 landing on the moon they indeed stepped where no man has gone before. But once they got there, they didn’t go far.Today on the Best of Our…
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What’s your dream job? Chances are that over the years the answer to that question has changed, probably quite a bit. Those are the questions that Dr.…
