Since the Parkland school shooting, the student-led #NeverAgain movement has kept gun control in the headlines. This week, we look at how the movement began — and how pro-gun internet trolls have tried to undermine its message. Plus, how the world of Black Panther taps into a long history of black liberation struggles, and why Black History Month, in the Trump era, can feel both righteous and corporate, dignified and farcical.
1. Emily Witt [@embot], writer and reporter at the New Yorker, on the genesis of the #NeverAgain movement.
2. Jason Koebler [@jason_koebler], editor-in-chief at Motherboard, on the "crisis actor" conspiracy.
3. Adam Fletcher [@bicyclingfish], co-founder of the Freechild Project, on the history of student-led movements.
4. Doreen St. Félix [@dstfelix], staff writer at the New Yorker, on the commercialization of Black History Month.
5. Nathan Connolly [@ndbconnolly], history professor at John Hopkins University, on the origins of "Black Panther"'s Wakanda.
Songs:
The Glass House - End Title by David Bergeaud
The Stone by The Chieftains
Trance Dance by John Zorn
Smells Like Teen Spirit by The Bad Plus
Rescue Me by Fontella Bass
Mai Nozipo by Kronos Quartet
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