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I am not your nice ‘Mammy’: How racist stereotypes still impact women

The historical depiction of ‘the mammy’ is a racist stereotype, with an enduring impact. Hattie McDaniel (right) won an Oscar for her role in...

The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

In this drawing from ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ a Black child is taken from his mother by a White man. Culture Club/Getty Images by Susanna Ashton,...

What really started the American Civil War?

More than 600,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. Keith Lance/Digital Vision Vectors via Getty Images by Robert Gudmestad, Colorado State University Curious Kids is a...

This Week In Black History…Week of June 10-16

Week of June 10-16 June 10 1760—Several sources list this at the birthday of Richard Allen—founder of the African  Methodist Episcopal Church. Other sources give his...

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