Mary Beard's new book is about the viewer as well as the viewed. It prompts us to think about how we construct our sense of civilization and the troubling ways that artistic depictions of the human and the divine serve to cement bias and, sometimes, provoke violence.

On the 50th anniversary of many historic moments of the Chicano movement, a new photography exhibit at The Autry in Los Angeles is telling the Chicano story through the eyes of its participants.

The Answers, er, Questions for America Jeopardy 2018.

Our love of America should not be blinkered or unmindful. We must face the failures to live up to our commitments squarely and without stint.

Please remember to phrase your responses in the form of a question. For some reason, that’s important. Have a blessed summer!

Dr. Shannen Dee Williams is uncovering the previously hidden lives of African-American women religious.