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The Origins of Prison Slavery
The real origin of prison slavery is found in the 13th amendment which allows forced labor “as punishment for a crime.”
White Social Studies Teacher Fired For Teaching a Racist Slavery Lesson Wants to Sue for Reverse Racism
Racist slavery lesson results in reverse discrimination suit by fired white social studies teacher.
Minnesota finally gets an African-American museum, thanks to two visionary women
An African American Museum finally comes to Minnesota.
Is There Voter Suppression In 2018? Here’s What It Could Look Like In The Midterms
Voters should be prepared to face obstacles to voting in the 2018 mid-term elections based on the 2016 charges of voter suppression.
Has Hurricane Florence Destroyed Records of America’s Slave Trade?
Hurricane Florence has left much of the southeastern United States in a state of disarray. Archives and records containing information on the slave trade may have been damaged from the flood waters and the after-effects.
It’s Bigger Than a Hip-Hop Exhibit: What the Controversy Around White Curators in Black Spaces Reveals
This article from the Root delves into the art world, examining how white curators often take up spaces meant for Black, Latinx, or other people of color.
What Is White Privilege, Really?
What is White Privilege and how does it show up in everyday people to people interactions?
The Whitewashing of Naomi Osaka
Mark Knight published a racist caricaturized Serena Williams while simultaneously whitening Naomi Osaka.
Tennessee man charged with murder for burning black man to death, then using Bible to justify act
Man writes a letter to a white supremacist group and uses the bible to justify the murder of a Black man.
Segregated Minds: How pandering to a Waukesha constituency with propaganda perpetuates division
Segregation is a physical stressor as well as a psychological one. It traumatizes those who are segregated as well as those who plan, perpetuate and participate in systems of segregation.
Conservatives call for constitutional intervention last seen 230 years ago
Are we opening a pandora’s box by calling for a constitutional convention?
Georgia election board plots Jim Crow-like assault on black voting
Nine polling locations in predominately black and rural areas may be shut down. The Voting Right Act itself is in danger of being gutted, as well.
Breaking Hate: What a Former White Supremacist Says Will End Racism May Suprise You
Whose job is it to fix white supremacy?
NASA’s Johnson Center Appoints First Black Deputy Director
Vanessa Wyche appointed the new deputy director of the Johnson Space Center and breaks another barrier for Black women..
Public hearing to determine if George Marshall Clark’s lynching site will be added as landmark
George Marshall Clark, a free Black man, is the only person to be hung in Milwaukee’s history . He deserves to be recognized with a historical marker at the lynching site.
1918 ‘race war’ has ties to Philadelphia’s present
100 years ago, South Philadelphia was hit with one of the most violent riots to hit Philadelphia city. This article looks back on it.
Unraveling the hidden Black history of Appalachian activism
Appalachia is often misrepresented and whitewashed by popular media. This article details some of the people who are often forgotten.
California’s Fiery Former Congressman Ron Dellums Dies at 82
Ron Dellums was a leader in the fight for social justice in Oakland, the nation and around the world.
A Sandra Bland Documentary Is Coming to HBO
HBO revealed their fall lineup of documentaries, including Say Her Name, a documentary about Sandra Bland’s life. The documentary will be told through various clips of her mother and sisters and clips from her video blogs.
