Analyzing the writer as an activist and feminist who helped shape the Black women's movement. Frances E. W. Harper was a pioneering figure in nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American literature and intellectual thought. A poet, educator, lecturer, essayist, and novelist, she played a key role in the abolitionist and feminist movements, ......
The rich history of Metro Detroit's brewing industry from the 1830s to the 1990s. Brewed in Detroit offers a comprehensive history of the brewing industry across the Detroit metropolitan area--including Ann Arbor, Mt. Clemens, Pontiac, Windsor, Wyandotte, and Ypsilanti--from its early beginnings in the 1830s to the resurgence sparked by ......
Connect. Run. Build. The heart and soul behind Detroit's premier run club. We Run 313 is a run club and a revolution that reclaims space for Black runners in Detroit's outdoors with power, pride, and purpose. It is a personal mission turned movement for the culture. Like-minded people of all ages, abilities, and economic backgrounds gather to ......
A Jewish Radical Tradition Against Capitalist Science and Medicine
A restoration of Jewish traditions for healing the world. L'Shleimut uncovers an overlooked Jewish tradition of resistance to capitalist science and medicine. Yarden Azoulay Katz traces the lives and work of Jewish scientists, healers, artists, and activists who challenged the racist, sexist, and for-profit expectations of science and medicine. ......
A Jewish Radical Tradition Against Capitalist Science and Medicine
A restoration of Jewish traditions for healing the world. L'Shleimut uncovers an overlooked Jewish tradition of resistance to capitalist science and medicine. Yarden Azoulay Katz traces the lives and work of Jewish scientists, healers, artists, and activists who challenged the racist, sexist, and for-profit expectations of science and medicine. ......
A vivid portrait of trying to find home when two places are calling. Alex Vartan Gubbins paints a stunning portrait of a life lived between his two homelands: Michigan and Armenia. Written primarily in English with some poems in Armenian, this collection combines elegy and lyric across prose and open forms to shed light on the conundrum of ......
A triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience. Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites readers to breathe deeply and return to that "carefree" season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching ......
The Garveyites, the Klan, and the Wobblies, 1905-1930
An excavation of populist movements in the US and their associated religious tropes. In this work, author Colin Bossen argues that for over a century, American populist movements--even explicitly secular ones--have drawn on religious ideas and practices to infuse their politics and bring people together. Bossen explores Pan-African populism, ......
The Garveyites, the Klan, and the Wobblies, 1905-1930
An excavation of populist movements in the US and their associated religious tropes. In this work, author Colin Bossen argues that for over a century, American populist movements--even explicitly secular ones--have drawn on religious ideas and practices to infuse their politics and bring people together. Bossen explores Pan-African populism, ......
