Hostos Community College Archives

Silhouette of motorcyclist on vintage motorcycle.

Women and Motorcycle History: Rethinking the ‘Hollister Riot’

July 3, 2019

What really took place at the Hollister Riot, an infamous event in motorcycle history? New research offers insights along with a focus on the women who've been all but erased from the stories. Read more ›

Student protest at City College of New York, 1969

Jim Crow North: Institutionalized Racism Outside the South

May 6, 2019

| Brooklyn College, Hostos Community College, The Graduate Center

A new book argues that institutionalized racism was just as pervasive in places like New York as it was in the South. Read more ›

From Hate Speech to Hate Crimes: Hungary’s Roma Murders

May 1, 2019

| Hostos Community College

How did Hungarian historic and cultural legacies connect to the murders of six members of the Roma ethnic group a decade ago? Read more ›

Money coins stack grow up to saving money

Using Math for a Green New Deal

April 10, 2019

| Hostos Community College

A mathematician has come up with an algorithm for his version of a Green New Deal. Read more ›

SNAPSHOT: Slavery, Freedom, and Marronage

January 30, 2019

| Hostos Community College

A new interpretation of Martin R. Delany's 19th century novel about slavery, 'Blake,' views the main character's quest for rebellion as a portrait of “marronage.” Read more ›

What Do The Hunger Games and The Odyssey Have in Common?

July 23, 2018

| Hostos Community College

“Odysseus was a great counterpoint to Katniss, so I ran with the idea of our changing views of heroes and heroes themselves changing as a result.” Read more ›