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The Problem with Confederate Monuments in Public Spaces

In a recent interview with Ezra Klein, Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Commission, stated, “What we do in the memorial

Recently scholars have come to question “emancipation” as the proper terminology for describing the end of American slavery, preferring instead

This post is part of a new blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History

It seems as if everyone—except his racist supporters—are recognizing the obvious: Donald Trump is a racist. But racism extends far

At a raucous 2016 campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, then-candidate Donald Trump outlined his plan to curb “illegal immigration” and