slavery in the united states
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This Is Rich: Senate Passes Bill Making Juneteenth Federal Holiday While Republicans Are Working to Keep Slavery From Being Taught in Classrooms
On Tuesday, the Senate passed a resolution to make June 19 a paid holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
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Welcome To The Cookout (Juneteenth Edition)
Explore our interactive family cookout to learn more about Juneteenth cuisine
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NC Plantation Cancels Juneteenth Event Where 'Massa' Would Have Waxed Poetic About the Confederacy
The mayor of Charlotte and other town and county officials have spoken out against the ill-conceived event.
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5 Historic Black Landmarks for Your Must-See List
Learn more about our storied past at these remarkable museums and monuments
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'We Have Given More Than Has Ever Been Given to Us': California's 1st-in-the-Nation Slavery Reparations Task Force Meets
When it comes to the recent efforts to make reparations for descendants of American slavery happen, I am of two minds. On one hand—meh. It just seems like everything being proposed falls short of an actual promise that reparations for Black people will ever happen as the proposals aren’t for actual reparations; they are mostly…
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Virginia Seminary Built on Free Black Labor to Pay Reparations to Descendants of Workers
The subject of reparations is a prickly one because acknowledging America’s horrific past is something white America just doesn’t seem to have the fortitude to do. A seminary in Virginia has taken the steps to acknowledge the role slavery and Jim Crow laws played in its founding and has begun cash payments to the descendants…
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Tulsa Race Massacre Commemoration Event Canceled Because Reparations Demand for Survivors Was Too High
For Black America, the demand for reparations is always an uphill battle. Even when lawmakers and other elected officials appear to be for reparations, it often seems like they’re only half-in. For example, there’s never any proposed legislation that green lights actual monetary compensation for descendants of slavery; it’s always a commission to examine the…
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Pennsylvania Governor Issues Juneteenth Letter That References 'Death of African Americans at the Hands of Police.' Blue Tears Ensue
What happens when hit dogs holler at a Wolf? This isn’t a riddle; it’s the reality of what happened when Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued a letter regarding the celebration of Juneteenth. The letter reportedly included a statement about police violence against Black people in America, and surprising to no one Black, blue tears flowed,…