Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on the Nevada Public Radio Program "KNPR's State of Nevada," Feb. 8 discussing the proposed name change to the Las Vegas international airport —from Pat McCarran to Harry Reid.

Tyler D. Parry, (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared in two news programs this week highlighting Black History Month: A report on "Hidden Figures in Black History" produced by KTNV, Channel 13 reporter Alicia Pattillo on Feb. 2 A report about the history of Black physicians in the United States produced by reporter Gabby Hart…

Kendra Gage (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was profiled in the story "Kendra Gage: Teaching Implicit Bias and Anti-Racism in the Classroom" for Salud America! The story focuses on her experiences teaching African American studies and the civil rights movement.

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared in another installment of the "Bridging the Divide" series organized by Alicia Pattillo of KTNV Channel 13 in Las Vegas. This episode, "Remembering the Dream," commemorated the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parry is a professor of African American and…

Javon Johnson (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) recently was appointed to the Board of the Nevada Arts Council (NAC) by Gov. Steve Sisolak. Per nvartscouncil.org, "Board members serve terms of four years and are selected for their knowledge of and experience in the arts, and to ensure geographic and ethnic representation of all areas…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed about the Capitol siege last week by channel 8 reporter Orko Manna, providing historical and comparative context for how police approach social protest. He is a professor of African American and Africa diaspora studies.

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) has written an article, "The Radical Experiment of South Carolina: The History and Legacy of a Reconstructed University," which has been published in the fall issue of the Journal of African American History (JAAH). Founded in 1916, the JAAH is the one of the oldest and most…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) is the author of Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual (University of North Carolina Press), which has been listed as one of the Best Black History Books of 2020 by the website Black Perspectives. Black Perspectives is the award-winning blog…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published a chapter, "#LatinxGradCaps, Cultural Citizenship, and the 'American Dream," in the edited volume Folklore and Social Media. Looking at the hashtag #LatinxGradCaps, it addresses how the aesthetic and narrative framings of immigrant identities in these online displays…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published the article “Fast Food at the White House: Performing Foodways, Class, and American Identity” in the journal Western Folklore. This article examines how, in the context of the fast food feast served to the 2019 college football playoff national champions at the White House,…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on Channel 8 News in Las Vegas to provide historical context for the 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd, specifically comparing it to the Rodney King protests of 1992.  

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethic Studies) published, Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual this month with the University of North Carolina Press. It is the first book-length treatment of the popular wedding ritual often associated with enslaved people in the United States. Parry…