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This Date in History: The Washington Bee Newspaper is Published
The newspaper, with the logo “Sting for Our Enemies – Honey for Our Friends,” was one of two Black papers in the DC area.
Read MoreAs the Sea Rises and Rents Triple, Miami’s Black Neighborhoods Are Disappearing
Wealthy residents are moving uphill as Miami’s sea levels rise, displacing longtime Black communities on the city’s natural limestone ridge.
Read MoreNew York City sued over alleged racial discrimination in removal of children by protective services
NYC faces a lawsuit alleging its Administration for Children’s Services uses discriminatory policies to bypass courts and separate families.
Read MoreOna Judge Escaped From Slavery While George Washington Was Busy Eating Dinner Inside. Now, a New Mural Honors Her Legacy
The mural remembers the Ona Judge’s brave act, which allowed her to live the majority of her life as a free woman.
Read MoreFrance Acknowledges Need for Slavery Reparations
While president Macro calls for more education and remembrance, many feel his plan falls short when it comes to concrete action.
Read MoreClarence 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.
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