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Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95
As Dr. King’s lawyer, Jones not only helped to protect the leader’s words but even to craft one of his most compelling speeches.
Read MoreThe True Story Of Memorial Day: How Newly Freed Black Charlestonians Honored Fallen Soldiers
The newly freed enslaved of Charleston transformed a former Confederate prison site into the first recorded Memorial Day observance in 1865.
Read MoreSix Years Later, Black Churches Refuse to Forget Floyd
The Black communtiy hasn’t forgotten George Floyd, and churches are leading remembrance events around the country.
Read MoreThe Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last
A shocking revelation, France’s colonial slave laws were still on the books, a party bill emerged to finally annul the historic Code Noir.
Read MoreShow me your papers: America’s new war on Brown skin
The names change, but the logic remains. Explore how America’s history of surveillance connects to the new war on legalized profiling.
Read MoreCity to Commemorate Malcolm X’s Brief Boyhood Time in Milwaukee
Two of Milwaukee’s aldermen sponsored the resolution leading to a marker that honors the city’s Black history and Malcolm X.
Read MoreAlito Said Racism Was Over. Southern States Are Now Rushing to Revive Jim Crow.
South Carolina’s only black member of congress since Reconstruction may soon be out of a seat if proposed redistricting passes.
Read MoreAlito Said Racism Was Over. Southern States Are Now Rushing to Revive Jim Crow.
Is Jim Crow returning? New Southern voting maps aim to dismantle majority-Black districts in South Carolina, Alabama, and across the South.
Read MoreThe Dismantling of Black Studies
While some American universities have taken a stand against anti-DEI policies, others have shuttered vital Black history and culture programs.
Read MoreWithout Reparations, Black Political Power Will Remain Vulnerable
State legislatures move to redistrict “color-blind” after a landmark SCOTUS ruling. Learn how changes threaten Black representation today.
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