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Representation of Africans on a slave ship bound for America (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History, D Kevin McNeir

First Steps of Blacks on American Soil Touted as 1619

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

A painting from Terron Cooper Sorrell’s "The Railroad"

Arts, D Kevin McNeir, Lifestyle

Terron Cooper Sorrells Depicts ‘Peculiar Institution’ in Stunning Exhibition

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

T.D. Jakes

Black Experience, Faith, Lifestyle, Religion

T.D. Jakes Discovers Nigerian Roots

by WI Guest Author January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

Much of the wealth generated by the transatlantic slave trade supported the creation of industries and institutions in modern North America and Europe. (iStockphoto/NNPA)

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later, the Diaspora Still Suffers

by WI Guest Author January 4, 2019October 31, 2020

This drawing, "Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619," chronicles the first 20 African slaves arriving in Jameston, Virginia. (Library of Congress)

ELLIS: How Will You Celebrate Your Birthday?

by WI Guest Author January 1, 2019October 31, 2020

Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: White Churches Have Moral Responsibility to Stand Up

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. December 12, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of www.exposedbycmd.org

National, Stacy M. Brown

Colorado Voters to Consider Banning Slavery

by Stacy M. Brown October 24, 2018October 31, 2020

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo's "Nkyinkim" sculpture, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade, is displayed at The National Memorial For Peace And Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 6, 2018. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later, Are We Still Slaves?

by WI Guest Author October 19, 2018October 31, 2020

Michael Cottman, Gayle Jessup White, Monticello’s community engagement officer and a Hemings family and Jefferson descendant, and Bishop T.D. Jakes (Photo by The Mamones)

Black Experience, Black History

Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty

by WI Guest Author October 17, 2018October 31, 2020

iStockphoto/NNPA

Black History, Stacy M. Brown

The Legacy of Slavery: Economic Engine of the New Nation

by WI Guest Author October 12, 2018October 31, 2020