Black superheroes forever changed comic books
Adilifu Nama's Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes does a great job of introducing many of today's comic book fans with the history of African Americans in comic books and pop culture generally.
“Arrow” takes aim at wealthy elite
This show has, surprisingly, said a lot of things about corporate America that other heroes have been rather tight-lipped on.
Syd Hoff and A. Redfield: Two sides of the same coin
An almost unknown dimension of his amazing career, discovered by his heirs only after his death in 2004, was Hoff's work for left-wing periodicals in the '30s.
Zap! Pow! Liberator Comics takes up animal rights
The comic presents a powerful storyline involving animal rescuers, and info concerning the plight of animals involved in lab research and corporate farms.
Prolific science fiction writer Frederik Pohl dead at 93
Author Frederik Pohl, who over decades gained a reputation of being a literate and sophisticated writer of science fiction and a supporter of progressive causes, has died.
Reza Aslan's “Zealot” exposes Christianity's revolutionary roots
He leaves readers with a question which, curiously, he does not even attempt to answer.
“What Lies Across the Water”: Revealing new book on Cuban 5
In comprehensive and convincing fashion the book explains how the Cuban Five came to be arrested, tried, and imprisoned.
“Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead:” A review
Women of every race and class face corresponding challenges, but the dramatically different circumstances leave you wondering if there's the basis for an alliance?
Richard Matheson dies, leaves behind legacy in literature
Celebrated author Richard Matheson died on June 23 at the age of 87. His novels, which ranged from fantasy and science fiction to horror and westerns, earned him great critical praise.
"Devil in the Grove": Must-read Pulitzer Prize winner
In 1961, Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction. In 2013, Gilbert King's "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America " won the same award for nonfiction.
