Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2230: James Herman Banning
Posted on · Episode: 2230 James Banning, pioneering Black pilot. Today, James Herman Banning.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2656: An American in Paris
Posted on · Episode: 2656 An American in Paris: Eugene Bullard, Black hero in the jazz age. Today, an American in Paris.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1076: Slave Inventors
Posted on · Episode: 1076 Slave Inventors and question, “Who owns an idea?” Today, we ask, “Who should own a patent?”
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1945: Jeffries Wyman
Posted on · Episode: 1945 Jeffries Wyman: Science at its quiet best. Today, a quiet academic.
Business
In Gentrifying 5th Ward, One Developer Makes A Pitch To Former Residents
Posted on · Real estate investor Chris Senegal’s townhomes target young professionals who care about the community.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3222: The “Color” Black
Posted on · Episode: 3222 Black, the colorless and highly desirable color. Today, black is the “color.”
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1767: Lewis and Clark
Posted on · Episode: 1767 Weighing the near and far wake of Lewis and Clark. Today, after Lewis and Clark.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1681: Science in 1904
Posted on · Episode: 1681 The Literary Digest tells us about science in 1904. Today, a bright new century.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1667: On Trying to See
Posted on · Episode: 1667 In which we look at the problem of seeing what we expect to see. Today, we try to see what we’re looking at.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1521: John P. Parker
Posted on · Episode: 1521 John P. Parker, slave, freedom-fighter, inventor, and businessman. Today, we follow a slave out of slavery.
News
White Skin, Black Emojis?
Posted on · This week on Ask Code Switch: Is it OK for a white teenager to use emojis that don't match her skin color? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
News
The Meaning Of Meghan: ‘Black’ And ‘Royal’ No Longer An Oxymoron In Britain
Posted on · Whether or not she cares, princess-to-be Meghan Markle has become a symbol of biracial people's coming-of-age, and maybe of the country's collective adulthood on race
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1392: Fog In The Woods
Posted on · Episode: 1392 The nature of fog and of redwood trees. Today, fog in the forest.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1314: Cinque
Posted on · Episode: 1314 Amistad, art and revolution: artists join the fight for freedom. Today, art and slavery.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1206: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Posted on · Episode: 1206 Harriet Beecher Stowe: “No talent, only genius” Today, a woman turns slavery from theoretical wrong into personal evil.