Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has decided to enter the heated debate over reparations for the American slave trade and its aftereffects. At a recent campaign
[jwplatform yYCykm3y] The North Star is a film by writer-director Thomas K. Phillips about Virginia slaves who run away to Pennsylvania in search of true
[jwplatform Liql8oVJ] “Underground” is a drama set in 1857 that follows slaves in Georgia traveling through the Underground Railroad for freedom. Jurnee Smollett-Bell plays house
The lineup of strange comments from 2016 Republican presidential candidates is getting just downright ridiculous. From Dr. Ben Carson’s crackpot statements to Donald Trump’s Latino
The recent news of the Obama administration earmarking $12 million to assist Holocaust survivors in the United States has caused discussion in the Black community.
[jwplatform m0LxgjEe] It is important when children receive their school textbooks for the year that parents take a look at what their child is reading.
The visit of Pope Francis to the United States excited Catholics and non-Catholics alike this past week. His message was not what many conservative Republicans
[jwplatform ZAmqWPJH] Karen Cooper is a former member of the Nation of Islam and has a controversial view on the Confederate flag and slavery. Cooper
Millions of African Americans will soon be able to trace their families through the era of slavery thanks to a new and free online service that’s
[jwplatform nm2Ctuf2] The next major project that features the slavery theme is the upcoming mini-series “The Book of Negroes” on BET. This series features Academy Award-winning
Apparently, chains and oppression are the “it” thing in the entertainment business. The critically acclaimed and widely successful film 12 Years a Slave showed that
Rapper Azealia Banks believes that it’s time for America to finally pay Black people slave reparations. During her latest Twitter episode, Banks was furious over
Olivia Pope is the lead character from the mind of Shonda Rhimes as she brought her TV show “Scandal” to life. By now, the show’s
The Deens can’t get enough of making themselves targets for accusations of racism. Jamie Deen, son of infamous Southern chef Paula Deen, posted on Twitter
Ta-Nehisi Coates was recently wrote an intriguing article, “The Case for Reparations.” Published in The Atlantic, the article presents an in-depth argument on why its
Leslie Jones continues to catch flack for her “slavery” joke that she performed on “Saturday Night Live.” Princeton’s Dr. Eddie Glaude offers an interesting perspective
An interesting note about the history of African American bondage brings up the little known figure of Jupiter Hammon. Hammon holds the dubious honor of
MSNBC host Martin Bashir is reportedly in hot water after he suggests former Alaska governor Sarah Palin should be subjected to same vile treatment endured
If you force a person to work for you free of charge for just a week, you will make a profit, then make 1,000 people
According to Webster’s Dictionary, a criminal is one who has committed a crime or a person who has been convicted of a crime – a
