History

Who Owned The Most Slaves? The Answer Will Surprise You.

I’ve been through Aiken, SC and never given it a thought. Aiken is in western South Carolina where you’ll...

Aug 31 · >

That Time White Slaveowners Got Reparations While Slaves Didn’t Get 40 Acres and a Mule

“It is time for us to simply realize that … when it comes to the economic gap between blacks...

Aug 2 · >

Was Lincoln More Racist Than Trump?

It sounds like a ridiculous question to compare the two. One freed the slaves, the other gave us a...

Jun 23 · >

Lies About Slavery and the American Breeding Farms

Excerpted from Birthing a Slave: Motherhood and Medicine in the Antebellum South by Marie Jenkins Schwartz. Published by Harvard University Press....

Jun 8 · >

When America Truly Lost Its Way

You can certainly make the case that America lost its way many times throughout its history and I won’t...

Jun 2 · >

He Got Busy!: The Legacy of the Arsenio Hall Show

    It was 25 years ago. On May 21, 1994, the Arsenio Hall Show aired its final episode....

May 21 · >

The Mulford Act: When Ronald Reagan, Republicans, and Democrats Got Together To Take Black People’s Guns.

The NRA got a piece of this action too! All of them joined forces in California to repeal a...

May 14 · >

America’s Breeding Farms: What History Books Never Told You

In 1808, America banned the import of slaves from Africa and the West Indies. The impact on actual slavery...

May 14 · >

50 Powerful Pictures From Black History That Speak For Themselves | BuzzFeed

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by...

Mar 20 · >

Capturing Black Bottom, a Detroit Neighborhood Lost to Urban Renewal | CityLab

“Black Bottom Street View,” now exhibiting at the Detroit Public Library, thoughtfully displays old images of the historic African...

Mar 19 · >