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This course uses big data to examine how American newspapers covered lynchings

by Rob Wells, University of Maryland Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: Lynching and the...

Reckoning with racism, even at a haven like Spelman

Sociology professor Cynthia Spence says we need dialogue to help HBCU students heal from beliefs rooted in White supremacy by Joseph Williams Word in Black The Black...

Today’s White working-class young men who turn to racist violence are part of a long, sad American history

by Colin Kohlhaas, Binghamton University, State University of New York In recent years, the United States has seen a surge of White supremacist mass shootings...

Breaking the Ice: Why more Black people should play hockey

Caption: Columnist Isi Frank Ativie recounts his experiences as a Black hockey player and shares why more of us need to play too (Photo...

Are Hate Groups Gaining Ground: Recent incidents raise alarming questions

In a disturbing yet sadly familiar showcase of hate, individuals from multiple neo-Nazi groups recently descended upon the streets of Orlando, Florida, spewing messages...

A brief history of the Ku Klux Klan Acts: 1870s laws to protect Black voters, ignored for decades, now being used against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on an indictment against former U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images by Joseph Patrick Kelly,...

Black queer college students want to explore their identity – but feel excluded by both Black and LGBTQ student groups

by Michael P. Jeffries, Wellesley College For his new book “Black and Queer on Campus,” American studies professor Michael Jeffries interviewed 65 Black LGBTQ college...

White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans – and not on lone wolves

A member of the Ku Klux Klan shouts at counterprotesters during a July 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Va., calling for the protection of Southern...

One family’s photo album includes images of a vacation, a wedding anniversary and the lynching of a Black man in Texas

In this photo from Aug. 20, 1922, Gene Kemp and Mary ‘Teddie’ Kemp, at left, are seen with two friends. Jeffrey L. Littlejohn by Jeffrey L....

Student ‘slave auctions’ illustrate the existence of a hidden culture of domination and subjugation in US schools

by Barbara Harris Combs, Kennesaw State University In an otherwise normal football season, two California high schools abruptly canceled the remainder of their games for...

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