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Who is Trump's new mega-donor, Timothy Mellon?
BBC via AOL· 2 hours agoTrump's most notable achievement, according to Mr Mellon, was "in trade and righting the balance between our country and the rest of the world,...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Juneteenth: Son of former slave joined Winchester’s Black community
Homenewshere.com· 1 day agoIn 1850 in Charleston, S.C., John H. Schmidt purchased a slave named Billy for $300. Three months...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 3 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what’s open and closed on...
New research exposes the role of women in America’s slave trade
The Economist· 4 days agoOver time historians came to agree that slavery was the business of men. Economists at Ohio State...
The Switch Up — The living legacy of Juneteenth
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFor more than 400 years, 15 million Africans were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to data from the United Nations. By 1860, when...
Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park
Florida Phoenix via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoQuality Journalism for Critical Times People who visit the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in...
Honing the manga influence on indie hit video game Slave Zero X
Creative Bloq via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWorks While new games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard grab headlines with a new controversial art...
South Africa's new government brings Black and white together. It's also reviving racial tensions
San Francisco Chronicle· 18 hours agoSouth Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white...
Chicago Public Schools Finally Dropping Names of Racist White Men From Its Buildings
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThere’s a long list of schools, colleges, and universities across the country that are named after...