Ashawnta Jackson

Nov 1, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Ashawnta Jackson |Matthew McCoy |Sally Harrison |Orlan J. Svingen

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. In June 1986, Judge Edward Rafeedie handed down a ruling. Indigenous voting rights were being suppressed in Montana’s Big Horn County, where “official acts of discrimination…have interfered with the rights of Indian citizens…to register and vote.” This was a victory for voting equality, but it wasn’t met with open arms.

Aug 8, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Ashawnta Jackson |Beth Bailey

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Every generation has its different rules when it comes to dating. They are often labyrinthine, maybe even contradictory, but the result was generally two people having fun together. And whatever those rules were for you, they probably weren’t the rules of a generation past, and they’ll seem hopelessly outdated to a new generation.

Jul 16, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Ashawnta Jackson |Joel Tannenbaum

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. You enter a dimly lit room and sit down to a hearty meal along with a group of fellow diners. A real “meat and potatoes” kind of thing—literally. It’s a plate full of steak, potatoes, and peas. Classic. You dig in. It’s delicious. The steak is cooked just the way you like it. The potatoes, creamy. The peas, fresh and sweet.

May 3, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Ashawnta Jackson |Ruth Tobias |Mary Grigsby

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. “The deeper you go, the darker it gets,” journalist Ruth Tobias writes. And while this could apply to lots of things, Tobias is describing noodling, a method of hand-catching fish.

Apr 28, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Ashawnta Jackson |William Harris |Ray Riegert |Chong Chon-Smith

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. “The editors of the Yardbird Reader recognize, first of all, that a broad and rich diversity of life styles and cultural forms exists in Afro-America.”Said editors began their publication with this acknowledgement not because it was a fiery statement, but because it was an obvious one.