Race

Colonize Then, Deport Now

Jonathan Ort / Africa Is A Country Sep 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 )

Opinion

The Right’s Dark ‘Woke’ Fantasy

Robert Reich / Substack Sep 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 )

Editorial Cartoons

Slavery Erased From History

Dave Whamond Aug 28, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Stolen Valor

Christopher Weyant Aug 25, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Bulldozing History

Jeff Koterba Aug 25, 2025 Dig deeper

Race

On the Smithsonian and Slavery

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 )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Uses White Out

Michael de Adder Aug 21, 2025 Dig deeper

TD Column

America in Chains

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig May 1, 2025 Forget about the 1950s. Trump has dragged us — all of us — back to the time of slavery. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Black Prisoners Organize for Dignity in Angola

Natalia Marques / Peoples Dispatch Feb 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 )

Prison Reform

Solidarity from Solitary

Michelle Pitcher / Texas Observer Sep 24, 2024 From cell blocks to Congress, the fight to give incarcerated workers basic labor rights gains steam. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Race

We Must Acknowledge the Prevalence of Slavery-Era Laws

Justin Simard / The Conversation Jun 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 )

Race

Can California Lead the Way on Reparations?

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 )