A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism Jennifer L. Morgan Blueprint, Terry ...

With Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans controlling the Senate, an increase in book bans is a serious threat.

In “Freedom Braids” and “The Magic Callaloo,” young girls follow cornrowed maps to escape slavery. Sabrina Orah Mark is the ...

This claim regarding the Harris heritage received renewed interest following the VP's announcement of her candidacy for U.S.

Hertzman said he hopes the book helps add a new perspective to conversations about reparations in the U.S. and what it means ...

Modern progressives are obsessed with collective guilt, demanding that Americans pay reparations for slavery even though it ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Columbia University professor Jeremy Dauber about his new book, "American Scary: A History of Horror from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond." ...

The Republicans are largely associated with conservative values of white supremacy, anti-immigration, anti-abortion etc. At ...

At least seven states have taken slavery exceptions out of their constitutions ... on how local and state facilities respond to any new restrictions. "If people in prison and jail no longer ...

The invention of vulcanized rubber (1839), followed by the popularization of bicycles (1870s) and the invention of the ...

Despite its name, the Electoral College isn’t so much a body as a process. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted ...

As Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House for the second time, Black people have already started thinking about ...