The Work of a Black Naturalist, One of the First Cicada Researchers, Mostly Overlooked

Over the last couple months, billions of buzzing cicadas have descended on more than a dozen states and Washington, D.C. It’s a once-in-17-year event that captures the attention of many subjected to their high-pitched droning. Special Correspondent Joie Chen takes a look at his discoveries and the continuing struggle for African American intellectuals to have their work recognized in her interview with Morgan Mathematics Chair Dr. Asamoah Nkwanta and his wife.