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Protests and cancellations mar Trump administration’s America 250 tour
Linda McMahon’s “History Rocks!” tour hits roadblocks as multiple states cancel stops amid claims of partisan indoctrination and hypocrisy.
Read MoreHow a Determined Scholar Captured the Breadth of Blackface
A new book details how widely white people participated in minstrelsy and wore Black face for entertainment.
Read MoreU.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations
While some nations abstained from voting, the US, Israel and Argentina were the only ones to vote against the resolution.
Read MoreResearchers at Art Gallery of Ontario identify painter and subject of 18th-century portrait of Black woman
A letter from the artist’s living family helped to identify the painting’s subject as Eleonora Susette, who was enslaved in a Dutch colony.
Read MoreUnderground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant
The Underground Railroad filed a lawsuit Friday demanding their federal grant be reinstated by the Trump administration.
Read MoreKing Charles photo with Caribbean officials under portrait of slavery-enriched monarch sparks criticism
Critics point out that the subject of the photo, King George IV, was connected to slavery, including that in Grenada.
Read MoreSome Black FIU students feel unsafe and unheard after campus group’s racist texts
Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat.
Read MoreAfrica’s richest man has ambitious plans for the continent
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is reshaping the continent through bold investment, industrial growth, and vision for economic independence.
Read MoreFor Black Women, the Oscars Are About More Than Best Picture
The contrast between “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” shows how Hollywood narratives shape policy, power, and whose lives are valued.
Read MoreThe Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel
Daphy Michel is the latest victim of Donald Trump’s ICE attacks against immigrants across the nation.
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