Rafiq Taylor asked Nikole Hannah-Jones about the nature of fear and how it fuels her work, during her visit to USC on Feb. 21.

Last week’s NCAA Women’s National Championship between LSU and Iowa drew a record setting 9.9 million views. During the highly anticipated game, LSU forward Angel Reese pointed at her ring finger with assumed reference to a pending championship ring and made a “you can’t see me” gesture seemingly directed at LSU player Caitlin Clark. A social media firestorm ensued.

Biddy Mason is on the fringes of public memory, but her LA memorial site exerts a steady presence in the city. Bass Fellow Rafiq Taylor reflects on how “nostalgia, capitalism, activism, and performance art” collide to create a beautiful decay at this locus of remembrance.

Five years after its initial release, the Black Panther is still making waves in the film industry and resonating with audiences across the world.