Kira Thurman, assistant professor of German and history, wrote an essay for The Point, “Singing Against the Grain: Playing Beethoven in the #BlackLivesMatter Era.” It went viral after it was published online last week. Find her moving and persuasive piece at www.thepointmag.com.

Update December 28, 2018: Thurman's article was the fourth most-read article ofThe Point in 2018: https://twitter.com/the_point_mag/status/1078322268927864832.