History
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Judge Rules That School’s Slavery Punishment Assignment Didn’t Violate Civil Rights
For Black History Month, a Wisconsin middle school asked students how they would punish a slave and a federal judge said it was fine.
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Hidden in Plain Site is a Virtual tour of Richmond’s Black past
Hidden in Plain Site shows viewers some of the important, but often overlooked sites that were significant to the slave trade in Richmond
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Non-Profit Apologizes For Its Role in the Tuskegee Experiment
The Milbank Memorial Fund has issued a formal apology to the descendants of the participants in The Tuskegee Experiment
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Leaked Report Shows That Harvard Has 7,000 Remains of Native Americans, And 19 Enslaved People
While many American universities attempt to reconcile their history with slavery, more information continues to surface.
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Why One Man Sees The Need To Trademark Juneteenth In Order To Protect Black Culture
Holding on to our history in these days of cultural appropriation makes sense.
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New Smithsonian Policy Returns Looted, Unethically Acquired Items
The policy, which applies to all 20 Smithsonian sites, was officially adopted last week.