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It's Claimed that Only 1.6% of US Citizens Owned Slaves In 1860. We Ran the Numbers
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwitter/Wallace Moura/Getty Images On April 2, 2024, the claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned...
My great-great-grandfather owned slaves in Kentucky. Here's what I'm doing about it.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt felt like a kick in the stomach. Exploring an ancestry website, I discovered an 1860 Slave...
Is 'Doctor Strange' Actor Benedict Cumberbatch's Family Facing Lawsuit Over Slave-Owning Past In...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe family of actor Benedict Cumberbatch could face a lawsuit over their historical links to the...
DeSantis appointee to Disney board taught seminar using discredited research claiming White people...
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn appointee by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to an oversight board of Disney’s special tax district...
UC cuts ties with slave-owning founder Charles McMicken with unanimous board vote
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe University of Cincinnati board of trustees unanimously voted to rename all campus spaces...
Benedict Cumberbatch's family could face legal pressure to pay reparations over historical links to...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBenedict Cumberbatch attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2022.Samir Hussein/WireImage via...
"Black AF History" author on whitewashing the past: "They have tried every way possible to erase us"
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMichael Harriot Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Fatima Michon As an '80s baby that carved...
McMicken no more? UC president Pinto recommends removal of slave-owning founder's name
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUniversity of Cincinnati President Neville Pinto will recommend the university strip its founder...
Trump is the only living president whose family didn’t own slaves, report says
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDonald Trump is the only president alive, past or present, whose family can’t be linked to slave...
This Oscar-Nominated Actor May Have To Pay Reparations For Family's Link To Slavery In Barbados
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBarbados is cracking down on the wealthy descendants of slave owners and seeking reparations. What...