Relocating Black cemeteries in Virginia reveals how America has long denied full humanity, and how to reclaim it.

With 2026 already underway, there are a few faces we are watching in state government. Will Indiana’s Senate Republican ...

Crucial details on the future security of Ukraine remain unsettled as negotiators seek a deal that Russia will approve. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany ...

The chaos under the Articles of Confederation, Madison's notes from the Constitutional Convention revealing fierce debates over slavery and the three-fifths compromise, critics warning against the ...

Color map, entitled 'Map No 8, Status of Slavery in the United States, 1775 - 1865,' illustrates the territorial application of various slavery related laws, published in 1898. Credit - Interim ...

Civics meets the supernatural in Reconstitution, a new play by local playwright/producer Mitch Emoff. Set on the final day of school, the imaginative tale centers on a history teacher’s experimental ...

When it comes down to race in this nation, Black Americans still feel a thick tension. Continuous cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Black politicians being threatened on top of ...

In the wake of the tragic shooting of conservative commentator and political influencer Charlie Kirk, the entire nation was left reeling. Grieving because this type of violence strikes at the heart of ...

Taxes are going up. Debt is skyrocketing. Priorities are out of whack. The government is rounding up citizens. And what are the parties doing? Gerrymandering for power. What is the president doing?

U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) is under fire after invoking the U.S. Constitution’s racist Three-Fifths Compromise—that mandated slaves be counted only as three-fifths of a person—to defend his ...

America’s immigration debate is often framed in stark moral and legal terms: compassion versus control, humanity versus lawlessness. But beneath the surface of partisan shouting matches lies a quieter ...

Sojourner Truth is a courageous woman who played a major role in fighting slavery in the US. Source: Randall Studio / Wikimedia Commons Did you know that thousands of African Americans remained as ...