New York’s history as a progressive state is often celebrated, but a deeper look reveals a complex legacy intertwined with slavery and its prolonged effects
In a disturbing revelation from West Virginia, a white couple, Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, face severe legal consequences after a wellness check
The Ibo Landing exhibition opens on March 25th with a reception and presentation in the exhibition space near the Vienna Café at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The White pastor of a megachurch in California spat fire and brimstone on a recent Sunday, barking to his congregants that Rev. Martin Luther King
For centuries, marginalized communities have confronted systemic hurdles hindering their economic prosperity and ownership of property. Among the most egregious examples of this injustice is
As the world rings in the new year with fireworks and celebrations, Haitians have a unique reason to rejoice on Jan. 1. It’s a day
Movie mogul Tyler Perry is going to build a brand-new home for a 93-year-old great-great-grandmother after she fought developers to keep the land the family
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered the state Board of Education to implement the highly controversial classroom instruction that African Americans benefitted from the brutal
A former Atlanta fire chief said it was God’s divine plan to have millions of Africans stolen from their country and forcibly shipped to America
Every election cycle features a ballot filled with multiple issues and topics. This year in Tennessee, the issue of slavery appeared on the midterm ballot
A White schoolteacher in Upstate New York is under fire after he made Black students in his class pick cotton in a reenactment of slavery.
Located on nearly 2,000 acres along the banks of the Potomac River, Stratford Hall Plantation is the birthplace of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and
Author, Darrow Fowler writes a novel about a highly religious Christian family that is dealing with the horrors of slavery. Memoirs of a Slave is a
For at least two centuries, Aug. 28 has been associated with freedom and expansion of democratic ideals and principles. The British Slavery Abolition Act received
Aside from Madam CJ Walker, the history of Black wealth is an uncelebrated and unknown phenomenon. However, history notes that Booker T. Washington and his
Candace Owens bashed Juneteenth being designated a federal holiday this week with a barrage of posts on Instagram that included, “Juneteenth is soooo lame. Democrats
The pandemic and summer of social unrest following the police-involved killing of George Floyd have shifted many things in our country. A couple of issues
After the campaign to adorn U.S. currency with the likeness of abolitionist Harriet Tubman languished on the shelf the past four years, the effort suddenly
California has become the first state in the nation to pass a law that would study and create proposals for slave reparations. On Wednesday, Sept.
Lloyd’s Of London responded to rapper T.I. who wrote an open letter to the company for its role in slavery. On Aug. 13, Lloyd’s Of
