These Black neighborhoods shaped America. Here are their lasting legacies.
Uncover the nearly erased, but not forgotten, histories of these Black communities and their testament to resilience, from ...
Trump's Black History Month Proclamation Not-So-Surprisingly Omits This Important Subject
The president issued a proclamation recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month. But one race equity expert has ...
National Geographic explorer shows how Black history heals in new book
National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...
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Harriet Tubman led Civil War military raids as well as her better-known slave rescues
While her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known, her devotion to America and its promise of freedom endured ...
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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
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Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Trump appears bent on ridding schools of dangerous practices like critical thinking and an unsanitized study of history.
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Justice Department sues Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over sanctuary status
The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, claims sanctuary policies in Illinois that keep local ...
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A Houston ‘Top Chef’ Contender Showcases the Breadth of the African Diaspora in New Tasting Menu Dinner Series
In his new tasting menu series, Tristen Epps offers a sneak peek of his upcoming restaurant BuBoy while educating diners on ...
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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...
Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
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The Former Slave Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Achieve His Family's Freedom
One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...