Slavery
Changing the Narrative of a Nation, Chinese and American Style
In America, it's China in reverse: A very different brand of amnesia—and self-hatred—is being promoted.
Dear President-Elect Biden: Time to Actually Abolish Slavery in America
Yes, it's still here, and yes, it's still legal. No, I'm not talking about human trafficking. I'm talking about an actively exploited loophole in the Thirteenth Amendment.
Kansas Man Faces Threatens Black Boy With Knife for Being In 'White Town'
Cody Donner allegedly yelled racial slurs at a Black teen walking through Paola, a small town about 44 miles south of Kansas City, Kansas. Donner allegedly brandished his knife towards the teen, informing him that Paola is a "white town."
Google Honors Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Groundbreaking Black Newspaper Editor
Shadd Cary was born on October 9, 1823 in Wilmington in northern Delaware to abolitionist parents.
Iowa HS Teacher Under Fire for 'Pretend You Are a Black Slave' Assignment
The Iowa City School District has placed the teacher on leave after the assignment was posted on social media.
Clyburn Says Barr's Remark Comparing Lockdowns to Slavery Were 'God Awful'
"It is incredible that the chief law enforcement officer in this country would equate human bondage to expert advice to save lives," the House Majority Whip said.
U.S. Schools Have Openly Taught the 1619 Project for Months
The Chicago Public Schools system has been using The New York Times' initiative as a resource for months.
Trump Accused of Censorship Over 1619 Project Threat
President Donald Trump said the Department of Education is "looking at" whether schools plan to use the 1619 Project in their curricula.
Columbia University Renames Medical School Dorm Over Its Ties to Slavery
University president Lee C. Bollinger wrote in a letter addressed to students and faculty members that the dorm, Bard Hall, would be renamed this fall with one that "represents our University's values."
Cops on TikTok Love This Song That Compares Them to Slave Plantation Overseers
"Bro this is literally a song about cops being bad and they take it as a badge of honor due to zero critical thinking," one person wrote on Twitter.
BBC Considers Cutting Anthems From Music Program Due to Perceived Racism
The news comes amid the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which sparked protests around the world against systemic racism and police brutality.
Tom Cotton Faces Criticism from Colleagues in Congress After Slavery Remark
"Slavery was not a 'necessary evil.' It was a crime against humanity, anchored in kidnap, rape, torture, lynching and the systematic oppression," Representative Hakeem Jeffries said.
What Comes After Margaret Sanger's Cancelation?
The founder of Planned Parenthood was a notorious racist and eugenicist.
GOP Rep Introduced Bill to Ban Democratic Party for Past Support of Slavery
While the Democratic Party did support slavery in its past, the politics of both parties have changed a lot since the Civil War and Civil Rights Era.
Poll Finds 51% of Now Americans Support Removing Confederate Statues
The shift in public opinion follows the anti-racism and Black Lives Matter demonstrations that have recently swept across the country.
Pompeo Says Critics of History Don't See America Is 'Fundamentally Good'
He described citizens who have toppled confederate statues as "rioters ... desecrating monuments to those who fought for unalienable rights."
Was America Conceived in Racism? Joel L. Daniels Debates Ryan P. Williams
Author Joel L. Daniels debates Ryan P. Williams, president of the Claremont Institute.
America Was Conceived in Racism
America was founded in racism, and systemic racism continues to plague the country up through the present.
Only After Reparations Can America Heal and Move On
If you've been kicking people to the ground for centuries, you owe more to them than merely to stop kicking. You owe it to them to help them get back up.
N.C. City Approves Reparations for Black Americans in Historic Vote
"We need to be made whole in areas of health care, education, employment, criminal justice, business ownership, homeownership, overall equity and, of course, generational wealth," Councilman Keith Young said.
A Timeline of Racial Progress in the U.S., and the Lack of It, Through the Years
In words and pictures a look at racial progress, or the lack of it, in the US.
'Hamilton's' Disney+ Premiere Reignites Debate Over Depiction of Slavery
"After reading the critiques, I would have appreciated more context about Hamilton & slavery," podcast host Tracy Clayton tweeted on July 5.
Frederick Douglass Statue Coordinator Questions If Vandalism Is Retaliation
Rochester police found the statue near a river on Sunday, the 168th anniversary of Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" speech.
Delaware Whipping Post Removed but Corporal Punishment Still Exists in U.S.
"I think it's appropriate to put it in a museum or a place out of the public square," said Delaware Governor John Carney of the whipping post on Tuesday.
House Could Hear Slavery Reparations Bill for Black Americans This Summer
Texas Representative Sheila Jackson Lee said systemic racism was "a cancer on the skin and the fabric of this nation that has not been remedied" on Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth II Should Acknowledge U.K. Role in Slavery, Campaigners Say
Queen Elizabeth II should follow the lead of Belgium's king and acknowledge Britain's colonial past, experts tell Newsweek.
Protesters Plan to Tear Down Statue Paid for by Freed Slaves
Protesters promised to return to Lincoln Park on Thursday to tear down the Emancipation Memorial for its "degrading racial undertones."
Petition to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday Eclipses 300,000 Signatures
The petition was created in late 2019 by Opal Lee, 93, to give Americans a way to celebrate freedom for all, her granddaughter Dione Sims told Newsweek.
Will Juneteenth Become a National Holiday? Congress May Consider It
Deborah Evans, communications director for the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, told Newsweek that the organization has been working with lawmakers for more than 25 years trying to enact legislation making Juneteenth a national holiday.
I'm a Descendant of President Jefferson. Take His Public Statues Down
Nine generations separate me from my ancestors: Sally Hemings, a slave, and Thomas Jefferson, her owner. Plenty of time to process the fact men like him belong in museums, not on public squares.