Harriet Tubman, a 5′ foot-tall former slave, fought for justice and America’s promise of freedom, becoming a Civil War spy and one of the most honored members of the US Army Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame.
Civil War
Posted inEducation
Toward an education that explores our cultural heritage
The Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis is working to redefine freedom for African Americans by shifting the focus from equal rights to self-study, acknowledging history, and honoring culture, and Julia Berry is a key part of this effort.
Posted inNews
Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day
Commemorating Memorial Day with Black heroes in mind serves ensures that their stories are included and preserved within the broader narrative of the holiday.
Posted inOpinion
An unwinnable situation led to a racist Electoral College
The U.S. Constitution was created in 1787 as a compromise between the North and South, resulting in the 3/5ths Compromise.
Posted inOpinion
Remembering Emmett Till
‘I should have learned the story of Emmett Till in my history classes. I never did.’
Posted inOpinion
Nobody’s free until everybody’s free
‘We don’t want people to think that Juneteenth is a stopping point, because it isn’t. It’s a beginning.’
Posted inNational, News
Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day
Commemorating Memorial Day with Black heroes in mind serves ensures that their stories are included and preserved within the broader narrative of the holiday.
Posted inFeatured, National, News
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ election as minority speaker signals Democrats’ willingness to move on from old guard
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries becomes the first Black leader of a party in Congress.
Posted inOpinion
Contemplating a red-blue ‘national divorce’Â
First and foremost, perceived connection to, or distaste for, a particular political party doesn’t seem like a good way of divvying up territory.
Posted inNational, News
Bans on critical race theory could have a chilling effect on how educators teach about racism
‘How can a teacher in Iowa or Tennessee explain that the U.S. was not ‘fundamentally racist,’ yet at the time of its founding, race-based slavery was legal and stayed that way until after the Civil War?’
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured
The Ebenezer Creek Massacre, a prelude to ‘40 Acres and a Mule’
Thousands of freed slaves drowned at Ebenezer Creek after the Union army betrayed and abandoned them.