2015/05/19 – Several scholars agree that a federal holiday would sanitize the legacy of a leader who fought fearlessly against state-sanctioned violence, imperialism and white supremacy. There has been no federal holiday designated to honor Malcolm X, and on Tuesday, on …..
2015/05/19 – Language used to describe African Americans vs. nonblacks is important, and it shapes the way we perceive things, oftentimes as much as, if not more than, visuals. On Sunday, in Waco, Texas, violence erupted when an altercation between members …..
2015/5/19-After my stories last week on the 30th anniversary of the MOVE siege in West Philadelphia in 1985, in which Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a residential neighborhood, leaving 11 dead — including five children — we were surprised by how …..
2015/05/19 – GREENWOOD, Miss. – A Greenwood police officer has been fired after an internal investigation by the department in the April 7 arrest of Jelani Barr, an activist and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. Police Chief Ray Moore tells The …..
By the 17th century, America’s slave economy had eliminated the obstacle of morality Note: This story is a part of the Slate Academy on the History of American Slavery featuring Jamelle Bouie, Rebecca Onion, and Henry Louis Gates Jr. To …..
