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'40 Acres and a Lie' details a broken promise of reparations to formerly enslaved people
WLRN Miami· 15 hours agoA three-part series from Reveal and the Center for Public Integrity tells the history of “40 Acres...
A Civil War hero got a new statue. Her name is Harriet Tubman.
The Christian Science Monitor· 4 days agoThe Rev. Kenneth Hodges is an intentional man, with a photographer’s eye and a preacher’s cadence....
Students, teachers call on SC education agency to add AP African American Studies to state list
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“It seemed as though the school system that was there to support all their students was taking a...
Playbook: Playing for veeps
Politico· 16 hours agoAnd as she’s transformed herself from a PAUL RYAN acolyte into a Trump die-hard, she’s grown a thick skin and gained experience taking incoming fire from...
Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 day agoThe sword and scabbard of Civil War Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman is displayed at Fleischer's Auctions, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The wartime sword, ...
Elmira's Madison Ave. Bridge to be renamed for civil rights icons. How they made an impact
The Corning Leader· 4 days agoOne of the bridges that connects Elmira's north and southsides will be officially renamed in honor...
We Asked Republican Senators About Pride Month. It Got Awkward.
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“The best thing I can do to help Pride is end the war in Gaza,” said Senator Lindsey Graham, a South...
Major Investigation Discovers More Than 1,200 Formerly Enslaved People Received – and Then Lost –...
Mother Jones· 5 days agoThe discovery is significant because it was largely assumed the program only promised land to Black people, and yet this investigation demonstrates that was not the case, even though they were ...
Democrats Must Change Their Whole Approach Toward White People
The Nation· 17 hours agoDemocrats need to realize that if Donald Trump’s felony conviction won’t weaken his support among...
Virginia NAACP sues school board that restored Confederate leaders' names
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe anti-Black mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South ...