Four facts to remember on the ...

Jul 4, 2022 by

[Translate] 1. At the time of the American Revolution, there were about 500,000 enslaved Black people in the U.S. By 1860, there were...

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Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a W...

Feb 1, 2019 by

Start Black History Month by giving it a read.

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THE TROUBLING REASON THE ELECT...

Nov 11, 2016 by

THE TROUBLING REASON THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE EXISTS: SLAVERY

[Translate] History politics Akhil Reed Amar  TIME.COM   Getty Images The Signing of the Constitution of the United States, with...

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How the Legacy of Slavery Is V...

Oct 4, 2016 by

How the Legacy of Slavery Is Very Much Still with U.S.

[Translate] Documentaries Ava DuVernay’s new film “13th” takes audiences on a trajectory from the 13th Amendment to...

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NEW VIRUS IS CALLED THE TPP OR...

May 26, 2016 by

NEW VIRUS IS CALLED THE TPP OR TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP

[Translate] Friends   We have a serious crisis in our midst.     It is disguised under the auspices of free trade.   This new virus...

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The Future of Life Depends on ...

Dec 21, 2015 by

The Future of Life Depends on Bringing the 500-Year Rampage of the White Man to a Halt

[Translate] Whites can play an important role in restraining other whites. By Frank Joyce / AlterNet The future of life on the planet...

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STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCE...

Dec 6, 2015 by

STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCE GEORGETOWN TO RENAME BUILDINGS NAMED AFTER SLAVEOWNERS

[Translate] by Casey Quinlan THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Jacquelyn Martin, AP   Georgetown University will rename two buildings on campus...

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AMERICA’S SLAVE EMPIRE

Jun 23, 2015 by

AMERICA’S SLAVE EMPIRE

[Translate]   By Chris Hedges   TRUTHDIG IBWC KC / YouTube Three prisoners—Melvin Ray, James Pleasant and Robert Earl...

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The Secret History of Memorial...

May 25, 2015 by

The Secret History of Memorial Day

[Translate] Culture History books credit a Union officer with the idea of a holiday to remember the war dead. But the first people to...

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“The same rhetoric you hear fr...

Mar 7, 2015 by

“The same rhetoric you hear from religious anti-vaxxers today are the arguments made against Cotton Mather”

[Translate] Tracing the surprising roots of American religious history with the brilliant scholar Peter Manseau Michael Schulson ...

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