Making Political Violence and Repression Backfire

This month we celebrated the Fourth of July with thousands of people expressing their wishes for the future of our country at an art installation at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: July 2025

During the month of June, Pride celebrations continued to unfold, with important new resources on the global struggle over gender rights provided by our friends at the Carnegie Endowment. The … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: June 2025

In the month of May, we reflected on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and the progress, backlash, and lessons since that summer of reckoning. The first hundred days of the Trump … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: May 2025

April 2025 has been a month when many new voices have been waking up and openly decrying the serious crisis facing U.S. democracy; and, at the same time we see Black Americans explaining why they are … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: April 2025

March has felt like an exceptionally long month, but as we collectively make sense of what is happening in the United States right now, we believe it’s important to listen to respected academics who … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: March 2025

Black History Month was celebrated this February even though “suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of defiance.” Additionally, the National Day of Remembrance was celebrated … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: February 2025