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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Reintroduces Reparations Bill in New Congress
With the start of the 117th Congress on Monday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House's Judiciary,…
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Slave Descendants Fight to Save Land Inherited from Ancestors
The Gullah Geechee people of St. Helena Island are fighting to protect their lands and the legacy left by their…
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Liberal North Carolina Town Votes for Reparations to Black Residents
Asheville, North Carolina's city council voted 7-0 this week to make reparations for slavery available to its Black residents.
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150 Years After Ratification of the 15th Amendment, Black Votes Are Still Contested
As conservatives in some states continue to assault the fundamental right of citizens to vote by purging voter rolls, requiring…
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Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass Statues Unveiled in Md. State House
The state of Maryland will house life-size statues of two of its most influential natives on government property: Harriet Tubman…
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DC School Apologizes after Assigning Students to Portray Slaves
A D.C. Public Schools teacher is on leave after assigning her 5th grade students to "set your price for a…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Never Forget
We must remember our history and wear it proudly. We have nothing to be ashamed about!
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Reframing the History of Slavery in Angola and the U.S.
More than half a dozen museums in the U.S. today are devoted to the story of the trans-Atlantic slave trade,…
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Virginia Marks the History of Slavery’s Beginning, and End
The stories about the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade are often too painful for descendants of enslaved Africans to…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: White Terrorism, American Style, Older than Jamestown and The Mayflower
We may not like the truth, and coming to terms with that truth may be both unsettling and painful, but…
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