by Ian Scoville (Hoya Staff Writer, September 9, 2016) A group of descendants of the 272 slaves sold by Georgetown University in 1838 is seeking to establish a $1 billion foundation…

By Emma Niles Above Photo: A banner over a Denver freeway supports the prison strike. (It’s Going Down / Twitter)On Sept. 9, 1971, prisoners staged a takeover of Attica State Penitentiary, New York state’s…

By David Edwards Photo Credit: CNN Former CNN host Soledad O’Brien blasted the cable news business over the weekend for profiting off the hate speech that has fueled Donald Trump’s…

By Alan Levinovitz A clerk holds US 100-dollar notes at a money changer shop in Jakarta on August 22, 2013. In his new book, The Market As God, theologian Harvey Cox…

By Antonio Moore A USDA report is exposing a massive disparity between white and black land ownership in the United States. The five largest landowners in America, all white, own…

By: Breanna Edwards Protesters rally against police brutality at City Hall Park, Aug. 1, 2016, in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images An increasing number of white youth are expressing support…

The African Descendant population of Brazil (approx 100 million) is greater than the combined population of Ghana and Kenya. But, you would never know it when you look at…

By Dave Zirin San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick answers questions at a news conference on Friday, August 26, 2016. (AP Photo / Ben Margot) There has been a lot of…

By Matthew J. Cressler Georgetown University’s attempt to reckon with its history should prompt American Catholics to think about theirs. Two years ago, Ta-Nehisi Coates reignited long-standing debates around reparations. His case for…

San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick. (photo: CBS) By David Swanson Speaking out against racism is one thing — and a wonderful and admirable thing it is — but choosing to…

By: Stephen A. Crockett Jr. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers during a game Jan. 19, 2014, in Seattle Ronald Martinez/Getty Images On Friday, Colin Kaepernick took a stand…

By Jared Keller, www.psmag.com At this very moment, nearly 450,000 Americans are sitting in county jails not because they’ve been charged with a crime, but because they simply don’t have enough…