A researcher delves into her family’s oral history and local archives to tell the story of a relative—falsely accused as…
Maize and OkraA poet-anthropologist recollects when Muscogee (Creek) people offered his formerly enslaved ancestors refuge, extending the bonds of kinship.
Athletics, IQ, Health: Three Myths of RaceAn evolutionary biologist and biological anthropologist break down why differences in human athleticism, IQ, and health can’t be explained by the concept of race.
The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis’ Double StandardThe warm welcome Ukrainian refugees have received from neighboring European countries contrasts sharply with the punitive treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers from the Middle East and Africa.
Predominantly White Institutions’ Overtures to Black Students OR This Is What They Tell You Without Telling YouA Black queer anthro-poet unveils the exploitative strategies of many predominantly White institutions that use BIPOC as a broom to sweep their racialized issues under the rug of “diversity.”
Transracial Adoption and the Limits of LoveA Korean adoptee and anthropologist reflects on how studying kinship made her rethink her own fraught family bonds.
Untangling Race From HairOne anthropologist has made it her mission to remove racial prejudices from the study of hair and find the evolutionary roots of hair diversity.
Redrawing the BoundariesThe second episode of season 4 of the SAPIENS podcast features stories about what it means to unearth African history on the Caribbean island of St. Croix and why Black archaeologists are searching for sunken slave ships.
A Hidden Figure in North American ArchaeologyA Black cowboy named George McJunkin, who died 100 years ago, found a site that would transform scientific views about the deep history of Native Americans in North America.
The Emotional Logic of a Black Poetics: Truth, Metaphor, Beauty, JoyIn this free live event, SAPIENS poet-in-residence for 2020–2021 Justin D. Wright celebrates the end of their residency with a discussion of Black poetics and anthropological poetry.
