THE POSITIVE COMMUNITY — “The Star-Spangled Banner,” a cornerstone of American patriotic expression, has a history far more intricate than its familiar first verse suggests. Written...
ORLANDO ADVOCATE — The 14th Amendment was enacted to counter a historical "legal lie" that allowed the United States to deny membership to individuals born on...
THE CAROLINIAN — The Trump administration has halted plans to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, ending a decade-long effort. This redesign would have replaced...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — In 1852, abolitionist Frederick Douglass confronted the United States on its independence, asking, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — In 1852, abolitionist Frederick Douglass confronted the United States on its independence, asking, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"...
WAVE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — LOS ANGELES WAVE — Despite its unflinching truths, “Roots” was an instant success — both the book and the miniseries that aired...
LOS ANGELES WAVE — U.S. Rep. James Clyburn reveals that some MAGA Republicans expressed positive views on slavery and desire to reinstitute Jim Crow-era policies.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A year after its release, The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy stands not only as a record of history but as...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In Donald Trump’s America, they are no longer whispering their love for slavery; they are preaching it from the pulpit.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Trump administration has intensified its campaign to rewrite how America tells its history, ordering federal agencies to remove exhibits and materials that...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The United States has just five percent of the world population yet holds approximately 25 percent of its prisoners. From the beginning of...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — President Donald Trump’s recent social media post complaining about how the Smithsonian Institution museums portray slavery is inaccurate, insulting, and a national embarrassment.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Slavery, and the global political, socio-economic, and banking systems that supported it, constitute one of the greatest tragedies in the history of humanity,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The night of Aug. 22 to Aug. 23, 1791, in Santo Domingo – today Haiti and the Dominican Republic – saw the beginning...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Transatlantic Slave Trade is not just Black history—it is American history, and Black Americans lived it.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — the administration blasted the Smithsonian Institution for telling the truth about slavery, systemic racism, and inequality in America.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Donald Trump’s administration has intensified its takeover of the Smithsonian Institution, advancing an agenda that historians and civil rights leaders say is rooted...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — "I’ve always believed that we need to be honest about our history, especially in the face of ongoing efforts to erase it. Darkness...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In a moving display of remembrance and restoration, Dillard University, the City of New Orleans, and University Medical Center held a traditional jazz...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As part of the settlement, Harvard has agreed to fully relinquish the images to Lanier, who is advocating for their permanent display at...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Bradley said a national mobilization is set for May 3 in Washington, D.C., urging people to join the Smithsonian and support endangered cultural...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “We, therefore, call on this distinguished gathering of leaders and experts to challenge member states to cite and to prevent the institutionalization of...
