A Brief History of the “Black Friend”
In June 2018, two news reports encapsulated a problem in American race relations: a white person says something racist, apologizes
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Jim Crow
Black Women, History, and the Democratic Party
On May 30, 2018, Axios published an article announcing, “Black women feel slighted by the Democrats.” The article explains how African
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History, Memory, and Racial Violence in America
In April 2018, the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) opened the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National
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May We Forever Stand: A New Book on the Black National Anthem
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Louis Austin and the Carolina Times: A New Book on A North Carolina Journalist and Activist
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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