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Black History
Finding the Inspiration to Stand Up for Each Other: An Interview With Sister Aisha al-Adawiya
We need to come together as family and join efforts to build real power in our struggles on so many fronts, says Sister Aisha.
Black Marriage Unshackled: An Interview With Historian Tera W. Hunter
In her book, Tera W. Hunter reveals the myriad ways couples adopted, adapted, revised and rejected white Christian ideas of marriage.
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Monuments to White Supremacy Are Finally Falling in New Orleans
Removing statues of white supremacists is more than a symbolic gesture in this majority-Black city.
Ethnic Studies Courses Break Down Barriers and Benefit Everyone — So Why the Resistance?
As cities incorporate Ethnic Studies curricula, advocates say everyone wins. Others argue they just promote resentment.
Elusive Victories: Voting Rights, Desegregation and the Erosion of Civil Rights
The civil rights movement's victories on voting rights and desegregation have withered in alarming ways.
The US Has Always Had Black Inventors — Even When the Patent System Explicitly Excluded Them
Today's Black inventors are following in the footsteps of those who came before them.
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The Hunt for Black Family History
Simple genealogy searches don't work for people whose ancestors were treated like property. But some new tools could help.
Long Before Sanctuary Cities, Here’s How Black Americans Protected Fugitive Slaves
Before the abolition of slavery, free black people openly defied the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 that sanctioned slavery.
Exploiting Black Labor After the Abolition of Slavery
History is made by human actors and the choices they make.
Race, History and the #ScienceMarch
Whereas event organizers claim that “[science] is a not partisan issue,” history unequivocally proves otherwise.