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- History, Knowledge & Memory
The Shocking Lynching of Will Brown 100 Years Ago
Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the…
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Take down monuments to Native American oppression
A larger-than-life bronze bust of Christopher Columbus surveys Pueblo, Colorado, from atop a 15-foot limestone column. The monument, designed by…
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Omaha race riot of 1919
The Omaha race riot occurred in Omaha, Nebraska, September 28–29, 1919. The race riot resulted in the brutal lynching of Will Brown, a black worker; the death of…
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NAACP calls to move slave auction block from city's downtown
A controversial slave auction block at the corner of William and Charles streets in downtown Fredericksburg has haunted many of…
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Regime Change in Charlottesville
If you understand why that Civil War statue really went up, the debate over removing it looks a lot different.…
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America is hooked on the drug of white supremacy. We're paying for that today
The United States is in a tailspin. White supremacists are on the march – and have left a trail of…
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As the U.S. gets more involved in Somalia, beware these three fallacies
The United States is getting more involved in Somalia, the nation in the Horn of Africa that has been wrestling…
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‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ by Frederick Douglass
This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, and not merely because of the…
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Take down monuments to Native American oppression
A larger-than-life bronze bust of Christopher Columbus surveys Pueblo, Colorado, from atop a 15-foot limestone column. The monument, designed by…
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US Sanctions: Some Red Lines Are Redder Than Others
Many will have welcomed the U.S. government’s decision last month to impose sweeping sanctions on 271 employees of the Syrian…
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How the Congo crisis has reshaped international relations
In July 1960, within a week of achieving independence from Belgium, the Congo (later renamed Zaire and now known as…
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Opinion: Mr. Trump, It’s Africa on the line
President Trump has not been thinking about Africa, but it has been thinking about him. The new President has urgent…
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Time For Europe And America To Man-Up And Pay Reparations
The Real African|| By I.K. Cush European and American societies developed a system of myths since the 15th century to rationalize…
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