In Brazil, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team has pulled off a historic feat, winning the team gold medal by the widest margin of victory since…
As a child, Congressman John Lewis, the son of sharecroppers from Pike County, Alabama, was turned away from his local public library—it was for whites…
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Sometime around 1910 in rural Georgia, a woman named Emma Wimms shot and killed a man named Raymond High. Wimms had confronted High about his…
In her moving speech at the Democratic National Convention, first lady Michelle Obama said that “in this election, we cannot afford to be tired, or…
When Philando Castile was pulled over in July, it was at least his 46th traffic stop — almost all related to fairly minor traffic violations….
From prize-winning, bestselling author Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in…
A powerful message from a powerful voice. Very profound and an excellent point that needed to be made. Surprised it was given such little attention….
Historian Nancy Isenberg talks about why the GOP presidential nominee resonates with poor whites and what Bernie Sanders got wrong about this long-vilified group. Read…
Every nation has sacred places, where history has stopped and lingered, and visitors are hushed by memories of redemptive sacrifice. One is the balcony outside…