Supporters of a bill to create a commission to study reparations for slavery in Maryland rallied outside Gov. Wes Moore‘s residence, urging him to sign
Frederick Douglass said after meeting the abolitionist that even though Brown was white, he “is in sympathy a Black man and as deeply interested in our cause, as though his own soul had been pierced with the iron of slavery.”
White House aide Stephen Miller is at it again—this time, demanding reparations. Not for slavery. Not for Jim Crow. Not for Black families locked out
April 16, 1862: Lincoln frees enslaved people in D.C. with a bold act of emancipation. Discover the history and impact behind this pivotal moment.
According to USA TODAY, the Smithsonian‘s National Museum of African American History and Culture—opened nine years ago to national acclaim—is now facing criticism from President
Harriet Tubman was nearly ghosted from her own story. The National Park Service is walking back quiet changes to its Underground Railroad webpage that dramatically
According to CNN, the National Park Service removed a prominent image and quote from Harriet Tubman on its Underground Railroad webpage, replacing them with commemorative
On February 20, 1895, Frederick Douglass passed away at approximately 77 years old in Washington, D.C. A towering figure in American history, Douglass escaped slavery
According to the Associated Press, a California lawmaker has introduced a bill to prioritize descendants of slaves in admissions at the University of California and
In a powerful rebuff, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris refused an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for a conversation on Florida’s revised Black history
Philadelphia has become the latest city to announce the creation of a reparations task force to examine if the descendants of enslaved Africans will receive
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