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Frederick Douglass’s Words Are More Relevant Than Ever on US’s 250th Birthday
In his powerful speech, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” Douglass spoke truth to power.
Trump’s UFC Cage Fight Is an Apt Metaphor for Nation Built on Colonial Violence
The White House’s Freedom 250 spectacle grotesquely exposed the settler-colonial legacy of 1776.
Lawsuit Against Reparations Program in Illinois Can’t Quash Movement’s Momentum
“We want to make sure that everyone knows that it is constitutional to pursue reparations,” says a law professor.
Princeton Historian Deconstructs the “Storybook” Version of US History
As the US commemorates its 250th anniversary, Eddie Glaude discusses the injustice baked into the US’s very founding.
The Story of Juneteenth Reminds Us That Education Is Essential to Freedom
The pursuit of education has been central to the Black freedom struggle for centuries.
Despite the State’s Attempts to Stamp Out Opposition, Our Movements Persevere
Echoes of anti-slavery and civil rights struggles reverberate through the current uprising against ICE.
Trump’s Attacks on Black Power and Freedom Show How Far We Still Have to Go
Thinking on the Black freedom struggle from June 19, 1865, to now, where do we collectively want to see ourselves next?
Over 160 Years After Abolition, Anti-Black Racism Still Structures US Economy
Scholars Michelle Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim share their analysis of the formation of US anti-Black racism.
Is There a Future Without Incarceration? Abolitionist Art Shows Us One.
Prison abolitionist art creates a future to briefly live in, and from that place, turn and look at our present.
Black Workers Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine During Trump 2.0
In 2016, Trump asked Black voters what they had to lose if he was president. In 2026, the answer is clear.