UNC Professor Francesca Tripodi of the School of Information and Library Science will speak about conservative media and how they influence our national dialog. Dr. Francesca Tripodi is a sociologist and media scholar whose research examines the relationship between social media, political partisanship, and democratic participation, revealing how Google and Wikipedia are manipulated for political gains. […]

We will play the Ted Talk with William A. "Sandy" Darity, Jr on a blueprint for reparations in the U.S.  He explains why it is necessary, and how it could make progress toward "true equality."  Prof. Darity is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies and Economics and director […]

Atish Sen, President of EHST,  will be joined by fellow EHST members John Holmgren and Fred Breidt for a panel discussion on Political Correctness and Cancel Culture.  During this time of highly divided partisan politics, how much room is there for dissent and disagreement across our self-selected tribes?  What are we losing when we silence […]

EHST will not conduct a Zoom program today.  We do recommend that you celebrate Labor Day Eve in some form or fashion.  Wikipedia has a good article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day.  If you want to sing about Labor Day, check out this list of songs from The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/top-ten-labor-day-songs/.

EHST will re-broadcast a presentation made to the  Baltimore Ethical Society.  Terrell Williams' story is one we should hear and celebrate.  Here is the writeup from the BES website: We will begin the process of community change by listening to create opportunities for transformational real outcomes. We will use our most radical tool to understand […]