Slavery

Morehouse grads create PSA calling for Juneteenth to be a national holiday

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Rectifying HR 40: The prelude to Black reparations in the 21st century

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Trump claims he made Juneteenth ‘very famous’

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Amy Cooper Karen theGrio.com

A word for the Karens and Amy Coopers of America

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Ahmaud Arbery theGrio.com

The racist history behind Ahmaud Arbery’s body being posted on Snapchat

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Harvey Zeigler theGrio.com

Grandson of a slave, Maryland centenarian still fights for Black history and civil rights 

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1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones wants Black people to know the role they play in America’s democracy

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Wake Forest University

Wake Forest apologizes for slavery in university’s past

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DC elementary school apologizes after Black students are asked to portray slaves

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Reparations

Why New Year’s Day was no holiday for Black people during slavery

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Missouri teacher on administrative leave for slave trade homework

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Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate freed slaves according to its museum

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Poll: Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery

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Princeton Theological Seminary theGrio.com

Princeton Theological Seminary designates $27 million toward reparations

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New York middle school teacher under investigation for ‘funny’ slavery assignment

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Andre Bradshaw, left, and Eric Jackson stand at an unmarked grave at the Tucker Family Cemetery in Hampton, Va. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. They are part of a larger family that traces its roots back to the first enslaved Africans to arrive in what is now Virginia in 1619. (AP Photo/Ben Finley) thegrio.com

Family of first enslaved Africans in America marks 400 years

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Descendants of America’s first Africans will mark 400 years

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Virginia marks pivotal moment when enslaved Africans arrived

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400 Years Later: Why Aug 20,1619 is a date all Black Americans need to know

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NAACP remembers the day the first enslaved Africans arrived on American soil

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