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Drug Policy as Race Policy: Best Seller “The New Jim Crow”
Author Michelle Alexander’s groundbreaking book about the mass incarceration of Black Americans has invited criticism.
Read MoreHistory Now: Sharpton Recreates Selma To Montgomery March
Activists have recreated the Civil Rights march nearly half a decade later in recognition of battles yet to be won.
Read MoreOn the date in 1857, the Supreme Court decided landmark Dred Scott case
We recognize the landmark case that precipitated the American Civil War, even though the ruling did not grant citizenship to Black people.
Read MoreGlenn Grothman, Wisconsin Senator, Proposes Law That Declares Single Parenthood Child Abuse
One Wisconsin senator made a wild claim when he pushed a bill that would define single parent households a factor in child abuse.
Read MoreBlack Filmmaker Wins Big With ‘Undefeated’
Martin’s 2011 film about one Mississippi high school football team won, among other awards, the Oscar for best documentary.
Read MoreOn This Date In History: Runaway slave is first to die in American Revolution
The Boston Massacre was a riot between American colonists and British soldiers that turned deadly, paving the way for revolution.
Read MoreEnslaved Africans’ sculptures brings slave history to life in Yonkers
Artist Vinnie Bagwell has big ideas for The Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden, which includes multiple statues honoring enslaved people.
Read MoreCity of Chicago’s 175th Birthday
Chicago owes much to Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, who became the area’s first non-indigenous resident and helped develop the city.
Read MoreOn this date in American history: The “Weeping Time”
We remember the largest-ever sale of Black slaves in the country, which happened in Savannah, Georgia, on this day.
Read MoreJeremy Lin’s Triumph Over Stereotype Threat
Why low expectations based on our race or gender can be so hard to overcome.Read the article: https://ideas.time.com/2012/02/28/jeremy-lins-triumph-over-stereotype-threat/
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