How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black ...
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
‘A Man on Fire’ Review: Putting Idealism to the Test
A follower of Emerson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson became a passionate abolitionist and supporter of John Brown.
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Black History Month: Ida B. Wells to appear on the U.S. quarter
Civil rights activist Ida B. Wells will be featured on newly minted U.S. quarters. Historian Raffi Andonian joins Jenye Donaldson to share Wells' story.
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Trump’s January 6 Pardons Were a Green Light to Far Right Paramilitaries
The GOP’s silence after the pardons made it complicit in Trump’s decision to normalize paramilitary violence in the US.
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Vanessa Holden to present African American Studies Lecture at Mississippi College
Vanessa M. Holden, director of the African American and Africana Studies Program and director of the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative at the University of Kentucky, will be the featured speaker at ...
What Blake Lively is really like amid Justin Baldoni's messy lawsuit
Ever since Blake Lively began her press tour for It Ends With Us in 2024, the internet has forced the actress under a ...
Omaha Public Library embraces time-travel reading for Groundhog Day
In honor of Groundhog Day, Omaha Public Library staff members suggest their favorite books featuring time loops and other ...
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Culturephile: Multimedia
Whether she’s singing, writing books, or crafting plays, Anaheim native Ashli St. Armant’s creative endeavors know no bounds.