It is, to date, the largest monetary commitment of its kind: a $27 million commitment from Princeton Theological…
There once was a man named “Old Kanye.” Actually, that tale is stale.
With the nation’s renewed focus on whether or how to compensate black Americans for the evils of generations of chatt…
“Harriet’s a film about freedom; it’s not about slavery,” director Kasi Lemmons mused amid the clinking and clanking…
Black art rarely emerges without controversy. Our creations are inherently political, specifically because this…
For 14 years, Jefferson Lewis Edmonds helmed one of the first black newspapers in Los Angeles. Introduced in 1900,…
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To commemorate the quadricentennial anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Africans in America, we imagined what it…
I don’t judge what anyone else does in their bedroom, but some of y’all are out here really whylin.
In today’s edition of white people whitepeopling, I’d like to introduce you to the Whitney Plantation in Wallace,…
The trailer for the biopic about Harriet Tubman—called Harriet—recently hit the internets; the movie hits theaters…
Maybe 15 years ago, upset that I couldn’t remember the details of these epic dreams I kept having, I started…
Just in time for the Fourth of July comes a report that Nike yanked a sneaker embellished with a Betsy Ross flag…
James Robinson was a black Revolutionary War hero who also served during the War of 1812 under Andrew Jackson.…
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties…
Anyone else tired of waiting for their 40 acres and a mule?
Researchers at the Alabama Historical Commission recently announced that they’ve located the remains of the last…
As the country this year commemorates the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans being brought to what was…
For years, Cudjo Lewis was recognized as the last survivor of the U.S. slave trade. His life’s story was told in…
Harvard University has been accused of “shamelessly” profiting from photos featuring 19th-century slaves, all while…