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I Can’t Decide Which Is Worse: Nikki Haley’s Embarrassing Civil War Comments or Her Failed Attempt to Backpedal

By Dec 28th
One of the Best Docuseries on Netflix Just Quietly Dropped a Second Season

By Nov 28th
TikTok Creator Brings Addy the American Girl Doll (and Her Controversy) Back into the Spotlight

By Nov 22nd
Understanding Labor History Remains Foundational To Understanding Zombies

By Nov 1st
Reflecting on the Power of Zines for ‘International Zine Month’

By Jul 26th
The Mary Sue Book Club, July 2023: Reflecting on the Past as We Head Into the Future

By Jul 13th
Greg Abbott’s Juneteenth Tweet Purposely Crops Out the Reason for the Holiday

By Jun 20th
Here’s the Number One Tell That Many Juneteenth Gestures Are Empty

By Jun 19th
The Watering Down of AP African American History Is an Attack on Living Memory

By Mar 17th
This Fantastic App Takes on the Erasure of Black History With Guided Tours

By Mar 10th
7+ Exciting Indie SFF Comics (& One Adorable Romance Graphic Novel) by Black Creators You Need to Read

By Feb 21st
The Gilded Age Reminds White Audiences That There Has Always Been a Black Elite

By Feb 15th
6 Books to Educate Yourself on Black Resistance for Black August

By Aug 4th
Piers Morgan and Other Responses to Meghan Markle Interview Are a Reminder That the U.K. Is (Somehow) Not Used to Talking About Race Issues

By Mar 18th
Things We Saw Today: Remembering Marian Anderson and Her Historic Performance at the Lincoln Memorial

By Jan 18th
Boone Hall Plantation Responds Weakly to Ryan Reynolds’ Remorse for Getting Married There

By Aug 6th
People Getting Married on Plantations Is an Example of American Apathy Towards Slavery

By Aug 4th
Trailblazing Civil Rights Journalist Ida B. Wells Gets Due Recognition With Posthumous Pulitzer Honor

By May 5th
NASA Spaceflight Pioneer Katherine Johnson Ascends to the Stars at 101 Years Old

By Feb 24th
5 Historical Black Women Leaders Who Need Their Own Movies—Instead of Cleopatra

By Jan 15th