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Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about slavery
theGrio via AOL· 4 months agoOPINION: Part one of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and...
Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about the Civil Rights Movement
theGrio via AOL· 4 months agoOPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and...
The myth of Stacey Abrams’ Black male voting problem
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: Pundits have begun sounding the alarm about the Democratic Party’s existential crisis with Black male voters that—according to math, history and...
It's Claimed that Only 1.6% of US Citizens Owned Slaves In 1860. We Ran the Numbers
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTwitter/Wallace Moura/Getty Images On April 2, 2024, the claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned...
This Juneteenth, We Must Undo the Toxic Narratives Placed on Black People
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLos Angeles resident, Walter Foster, age 80, holds up a sign as the Reparations Task Force meeting...
Should pregnant people really not watch the eclipse? Myths, folklore surround astronomical event
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAstronomy nerds and eclipse enthusiasts (and of course, the general public) will be eagerly awaiting...
"An acute threat to white privilege": Tim Wise on why MAGA is "losing their s**t right now"
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDonald trump; Capitol Riot; January 6, 2021 Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images August 28 was...
We need to talk about white America’s ‘victim mentality’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA conservative demonstrator holds a U.S. flag upside down as an anti-vaccination demonstrator walks...
The suppressed history of the civil rights movement that could help defeat Donald Trump
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoClimate protesters interrupts Donald Trump rally CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images Across...
Thanksgiving Myths We Should All Forget
Cheapism via AOL· 7 months agoskynesher/istockphoto Thanks a Lot Think you know the true story of Thanksgiving? What you learned growing up, while participating in Thanksgiving...