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A statue of Sandy Cornish in Mallory Square in Key West, Florida (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Take Cues from Cornish Tale in Reparations Fight

by William Reed March 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Frank Campbell was sold in 1838 to help save Georgetown. (Courtesy of Ellender Library)

Black Experience, Black History, Community

Revealed: The Slave Sold to Save Georgetown

by Stacy M. Brown March 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Celebrating the new Harriet Tubman are (from left) Maryland Rep. Adelaide Eckardt, Gov. Larry Hogan, Tubman descendant Valarie Manokey and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford. (Photo by Lou Fields)

Black Experience, Black History, Lifestyle

Harriet Tubman Honored for Helping Slaves Flee to Freedom

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Ben Carson

D Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Carson’s ‘Slavery’ Talk Suggests Surgeon May Need Brain Transplant

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 8, 2017October 30, 2020

Ben Carson recently endorsed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. This photo of Ben Carson was taken during a discussion on gun control and his new book at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in October 2015. (Nancy Shia/Washington Informer/NNPA)

Black Experience, National

Rep. Conyers Blasts Ben Carson For Comparing Immigration to Slavery

by WI Guest Author March 7, 2017October 30, 2020

Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: History Will Repeat Itself, If We Fail to Remember!

by Lyndia Grant January 18, 2017October 30, 2020

Black Experience, National

New York Life Under Fire for Insuring Slaves

by Stacy M. Brown January 11, 2017October 30, 2020

Faith

THE RELIGION CORNER: The 13th Amendment and Impact of Incarceration

by Lyndia Grant January 11, 2017October 30, 2020

The Electoral College began with slavery. (Courtesy photo)

Origins of Electoral College Steeped in Slavery

by Stacy M. Brown December 9, 2016October 30, 2020

The United Nations headquarters in New York City (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

EDITORIAL: Reparations Bill Must Move Forward

by WI Webstaff September 28, 2016October 30, 2020