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January 27, 2017
A history lesson at a Virginia school went awry when a teacher called up only African-American students to take part…
December 26, 2016
The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates took a deep dive into President Obama’s tenure in office in several interviews for his “My…
December 19, 2016
The United States third-largest life insurance company New York Life opened in the spring of 1845 and had a board…
December 14, 2016
During an interview with Trevor Noah, the host of "The Daily Show," President Barack Obama spoke about the state of…
November 10, 2016
As we try to make sense of the results of the 2016 presidential election, many are looking at the Electoral…
October 20, 2016
In a piece for Time magazine, Tavis Smiley describes the moment a student asked him if black people could ever…
October 19, 2016
Whoopi Goldberg got emotional while educating her co-hosts at "The View" about slavery and African Americans earning the right to…
October 18, 2016
A skull that is believed to have belonged to Nat Turner has been turned over to Turner's descendants.
October 17, 2016
Hazel Ingram will cast one of New York's 29 Electoral College votes in this upcoming election.
October 6, 2016
Ava DuVernay's "13th," which premieres on Netflix Oct. 7, is a historical masterpiece that explores the 13th Amendment's "original sin."
October 6, 2016
On Thursday, Yale University will honor its first black student by naming a divinity school classroom after him.
September 21, 2016
What does it say about a country that still names its schools after those who kidnapped black people and chained…
September 1, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits…
July 2, 2016
Just when we thought the idea of trading Stacey Dash in an imaginary racial draft couldn't possibly come up again…
June 26, 2016
Some people are complaining that Hollywood is producing too many movies about American slavery. But that’s not the problem. There can
May 11, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — A vast majority of white Americans say there should not be reparations for African-American descendants of slaves,…
May 10, 2016
Heidi Cruz is the latest human being to compare something that has nothing to do with slavery...to slavery...
May 10, 2016
After Attorney General Loretta Lynch compared the North Carolina bathroom law to Jim Crow laws, former presidential candidate Ben Carson…
February 25, 2016
Federal officials are preparing to enforce an 86-year-old ban on importing goods made by children or slaves under new provisions…
February 24, 2016
Nearly 20 percent of Donald Trump supporters disagreed with the freeing of slaves in the South after the end of…