Jonathan Ort / Africa Is A CountrySep 10, 2025
Trump’s deportation regime revives a colonial blueprint first drafted by the American Colonization Society, when Black lives were exiled to Africa to safeguard a white republic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / SubstackSep 2, 2025
Donald Trump's fixation on "wokeness" has nothing to do with "liberal bias" and everything to do with uncomfortable truths of reality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now!Aug 22, 2025
The Trump administration is normalizing the rejection of history and the indescribable horror of slavery in the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natalia Marques / Peoples DispatchFeb 24, 2025
The Louisiana State Penitentiary is nicknamed after a former plantation, and those incarcerated there say the practice of slavery lives on. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Michelle Pitcher / Texas ObserverSep 24, 2024
From cell blocks to Congress, the fight to give incarcerated workers basic labor rights gains steam. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Justin Simard / The ConversationJun 19, 2024
Many laws affecting slaves are still on the books and routinely cited in legal cases today, but the context of the law is rarely mentioned. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Erin Aubry Kaplan / Yes!Mar 1, 2024
California is closer than any other state to realizing reparations for Black people. Now, the state faces a make-or-break moment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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