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Berkeley Talks: The making of a pioneering Black feminist - Audio

UC Berkeley Professor Ula Taylor reads excerpts from her book project on activist Frances M. Beal, whose life and politics helped forge modern social justice movements.

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America at 250: What UC Berkeley historians want us to remember

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Supreme Court cites UC Berkeley history professor’s research in decision upholding birthright citizenship

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Colonialism was more than brutal force — it was an intellectual project

Two UC Berkeley scholars elected to the American Philosophical Society

Go back in time with these five vintage Berkeley maps

What does ‘late-stage capitalism’ really mean? UC Berkeley professor chronicles an ‘apocalyptic’ history

From designated hitters to robot umpires, how baseball has — and hasn’t — changed over its 200-year history

From Sproul Plaza to 924 Gilman: How the East Bay helped define punk’s radical legacy

In 18th‑century China, these artists made Europeans’ portraits. Only now are their identities emerging.

By collecting veterans’ stories, law student seeks to honor their service

Berkeley Talks: The complicated role of media in motherhood - Audio

The history of vaccine hesitancy, from smallpox to COVID-19

UC experts explain how the U.S. became a science superpower

What history scholar Carlos Noreña is trying to discover about the Roman Empire

Berkeley Remix: The hidden heroes of the East Bay Regional Park District - Audio

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