InExploring HistorybyRonald Franklin·Oct 2Why Frederick Douglass Despised, Then Loved Abraham LincolnThe unlikely friendship of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Phil Garber·Aug 6Photo by Mizanur Rahman on UnsplashTrump Lords Over Attempts To Stir Up The ‘Unpredictable Past’ In His Image
Phil Garber·Jul 8Trump’s Whitewashing Of Racial History Is Earmark Of TyrannyThe trump administration continues its tyrannical crusade to sanitize American history and erase the brutal, ugly reality of hundreds of…
KT Finley·Jul 4America at 250: Why Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July Speech Feels Timeless174 years later, the critique of America still hits hard
InILLUMINATIONbyDr. Janine Bouey·Jul 4What to the Black American Is the Fourth of July?The history the fireworks were designed to drown outA response icon5A response icon5
Setche Kwamu-Nana·Jul 2I Don’t Do the Fourth of July. But here’s Why This Year Is Different.A letter to San Diego’s communities who have quietly stayed home every Fourth of July
Barb's Barbs·Jun 30Celebrating the Fourth of JulyHow can we enjoy the Fourth of July when Trump and his sycophants are relentlessly destroying our institutions? How do we celebrate what…
LaToya R Jefferson-James·Jun 29Because No One Is Getting Beat on the Legislative Floor: 5 Reasons Why ALL Americans Should…I know that American politics can be downright depressing. I know that it is sometimes hard looking at the evening news. It seems as if for…
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Rashidah Nadirah Shakir❤️·Mar 22My Ancestors Paid Dearly for My Right to Wield the WordI Will Continue to Honor ThemA response icon1A response icon1