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Pithy Summary – Bulletin #44

The Non-fiction Feature: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
The Poetry Spot: The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, editor Arnold Rampersad
The Product Spot: PBS – Slavery by Another Name (film)

Posted bypithysummaryApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025Posted inArchives, Products

PBS – Slavery by Another Name (film)

A film about why black Southerners sought to leave, the North’s role in the migration, and the factors that led to the migration.

Posted bypithysummaryApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025Posted inArchives, Products

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

A compilation of poems by one of this country’s most esteemed poets, who lived during the Great Migration.

Posted bypithysummaryApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

The Warmth of Other Suns

The incredible mass movement of millions of blacks forging a path north in the early 1900s.

Posted bypithysummaryApril 3, 2025April 11, 2025Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Monthly Bulletin: February 2024

The Non-fiction Feature: All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
The Fiction Spot: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus;
The Product Spot: The Golden Girls

Posted bypithysummaryFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024Posted inArchives, Bulletins

Office for Human Research Protections

The office provides information about research protection, the Belmont Report, human research protection training, and other education and outreach resources.

Posted bypithysummaryJune 25, 2023June 25, 2023Posted inArchives, Products

Gardening Your Front Yard

A useful guide for gardening in all kinds of environments–not just front yards but also everywhere around any type of home.

Posted bypithysummaryNovember 21, 2022November 21, 2022Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Last Week Tonight – Harm Reduction episode

John Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been increasing and what should and shouldn’t be done to prevent them.

Posted bypithysummaryJuly 19, 2022July 19, 2022Posted inArchives, Products

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