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Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism toward Black...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTheodore Roosevelt was one of many U.S. presidents who was racist. Bettman/GettyThe fury over racial...
82 schools have removed their racist namesakes since 2020. Dozens now honor people of color.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt wasn’t until her junior year that Ashley Sanchez-Viafara learned the truth behind her high...
Over 80 schools changed their names in the wake of George Floyd's murder. See our database
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general who founded the Ku Klux Klan. Henry Sibley was a...
Teddy Roosevelt's failed Bull Moose campaign may portend the future of the GOP and Donald Trump
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bold and brash Teddy Roosevelt during a visit to the Badlands in 1885. MPI/Getty ImagesWhat...
The five worst presidents for Black people’s lives, liberty and pursuit of happiness
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor’s Note: TheGrio first published this article on July 4. For Presidents’ Day 2023, we are...
National Cathedral’s removal of Confederate stained glass reflects Washington’s complicated racial...
Yahoo News via AOL· 9 months ago,New stained-glass windows at the Washington National Cathedral depict a march for justice by...
Column: The Hitler beetle, the Trump moth and the raging debate over offensive species names
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoThe Neopalpa donaldtrumpi moth has blond scales on its head and small genitals. (Vazrick Nazari /...
Race scholar holds this truth to be self evident; Lincoln tops list of five best presidents for...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor’s Note: TheGrio first published this article on July 4. For Presidents’ Day 2023, we are...
Yale apologizes for past ties to slavery
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoYale University has issued a formal apology for its historical ties to slavery. The apology is part of Yale’s “ongoing work to understand its history and...
Today in History: March 4, Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in...