By Helen Chickering, BPR — The newly formed Asheville-Buncombe Community Reparations Commission passed its first recommendation Tuesday night. The proposal by former city council member Keith Young, who has played a major…
In Texas, a teacher told her students she was required by law to provide them with multiple perspectives on the racist conspiracy theory that allegedly motivated the deadly attack. By…
During the year 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a…
By Kassandra Frederique, Truthout — With more than a million lives lost in the United States in the two decades since the drug overdose crisis began and more than 103,500 in 2021 alone, some would…
who said the Ocoees the Rosewoods the Chattahoochees the Elaines the Tulsas were over ? who said our Red Summers had gone with the wind ? who said we should…
What are the roots of this violence and how do we fight it? By Derecka Purnell, The Guardian — After a century of attempts by Black activists and lawmakers, President…
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media — The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans will submit its first report to the California legislature…
By Abdul Alkalimat, Nonprofit Quarterly — The following is an excerpt from the Introduction and Conclusion of The History of Black Studies, by Abdul Alkalimat (2021). Reprinted with permission from Pluto…
By Kathleen Thompson Kilts — Recently, I was back in my homeland Jamaica when the Prince and Duchess of Wales visited for two days– 22nd – 24th March, 2022. While…
Not all nations have joined in a united front against Russia’s invasion. The conflict and talk of a new Cold War could reignite the nonaligned movement. By John Ciorciari, The…
By The Crimson Editorial Board — (Staff editorials solely represent the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board) Slavery is cemented into Harvard’s foundation. From the names of buildings and professorships to…
By DeNeen L. Brown, Washington Post — A coalition of dozens of human rights organizations and racial justice advocates sent a letter to the White House Wednesday, demanding that President…
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