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The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Four Black Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

Jul. 18, 2022

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting, professor of African American and Diaspora studies and professor of French, mentioned.


USA Today: Replacement theories, hunting RINOs: How GOP candidates, lawmakers push ‘dangerous’ language

Jul. 18, 2022

Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, quoted.


Nashville Scene: William Edmondson, Fort Negley, and Communities of Caring From Nashville’s History

Jul. 18, 2022

Angela Sutton, research assistant professor of communication studies, quoted.


KCRW-FM: SCOTUS strikes down concealed-carry law. Is gun control in danger?

Jul. 8, 2022

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, interviewed.


NBCLX: Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis

Jul. 8, 2022

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, interviewed.


Fox News: Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia, but experts warn next steps may have serious consequences

Jul. 8, 2022

Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.


TODAY: They survived the parade shooting. What do they tell their kids now?

Jul. 8, 2022

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted.


WORT-FM: Whose Independence Day?

Jul. 6, 2022

Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, interviewed.


Associated Press: Uneasy US tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting

Jul. 6, 2022

Eli Merritt, research assistant professor of political science, quoted.


Oprah Daily: The Second Amendment Enshrines Anti-Blackness, Argues Writer and Legal Scholar Carol Anderson

Jul. 6, 2022

Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted.