Twitter users snuff out Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Black Panther’ enthusiasm with cutting tweets
Oh, that’s not a good look.
On Feb 18, 2018 by Monica Riese
Amazon pulls racist ‘Slavery Gets Sh*t Done’ apparel from website
Who thought this was a good idea for children to wear?
On Jan 24, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Genealogy sites are whitewashing the history of slavery
Ancestry.com users are burying slaveholding histories under a mountain of glowing family trees.
On Oct 25, 2017 by Lori Crook
Senate confirms anti-LGBTQ, sexist blogger to federal court
The man who uses ‘f**got’ was appointed by Trump.
On Jul 21, 2017 by Ana Valens
Producers of HBO’s ‘Confederate’ respond to backlash against reimagined slavery narrative
The two black producers say they aren’t ‘props.’
On Jul 21, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Maybe modern-day slavery wasn’t the best theme for HBO’s new series
‘Confederate’ is the revisionist Civil War series coming from ‘Game of Thrones’ showrunners.
On Jul 20, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Teen suspended for advertising black classmates as ‘slaves for sale’
The Craigslist ad was quickly taken down.
On Apr 28, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Georgetown University offers preferential admission to descendants of slaves
The university wants to make amends for its past—and the internet isn’t buying it.
On Sep 1, 2016 by Lyz Lenz
Twitter users ask: Why isn’t Juneteenth a national holiday?
Today marks 150 years of celebrating slavery’s abolition.
On Jun 19, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara
U.S. to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill
Behold, the power of ‘Hamilton.’
On Apr 20, 2016 by Andrew Couts
It’s time to drop Columbus Day—and celebrate indigenous peoples instead
Twitter wants to #RethinkColumbus—but we need to get rid of him altogether
On Oct 12, 2015 by Chris Tognotti
Playmobil put a dark-skinned pirate with removable slave collar on its latest pirate ship
Historical accuracy isn’t in evidence throughout the rest of the ship.
On Oct 9, 2015 by Joey Keeton
Police officers are sexually terrorizing black women—and the law allows it
The war on black women is a war on America.
On Aug 19, 2015 by Marcie Bianco
7 questions black people are tired of hearing about the ‘N-word’
Don’t make the same mistake as Hulk Hogan.
On Jul 24, 2015 by Derrick Clifton
South Carolina State Senate votes to take down Confederate flag
The vote sets up another vote and then an almost-certain signature by the governor.
On Jul 6, 2015 by William Turton
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