Steve Biko left an indelible mark on South African politics and history. Sowetan/AFF via Getty Images
by Jacob Dlamini, Princeton University
What happens when death becomes the...
One of the first dilemmas that Black people face is whether to let strangers touch their hair – and under what circumstances. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
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Former President Donald Trump’s antisemitism has too often gone unchallenged or mildly criticized.
The latest example of Trump’s promotion of antisemitic tropes has been the...
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by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha; Laura Brooks Dueland, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Mikki Hebl, Rice University
Critics of diversity,...
European explorers named the continent, not Africans. Ipsumpix/Corbis Historical/Getty Images
by Jonathan O. Chimakonam, University of Pretoria
Should African people be called black – or is the...
Grand Valley State University professor Louis Moore’s (left) new book, “The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback” explores...
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally Saturday in Las Vegas. — AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson
Former President Donald J. Trump...
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1831—The Nat Turner slave rebellion begins in Southampton, Va. It was the best organized and most deadly slave revolt in American history....
Fighting rages in Peekskill, N.Y., on Aug. 27,1949, as veterans break up a scheduled concert by singer Paul Robeson. AP Photo
by Nina Silber, Boston...
