Historian Thomas A. Foster discusses his new book Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men.
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Black Men Endured Sexual Exploitation Under Slavery. Their Story Is Rarely Told. Read Post »
The decision “recognizes what is at stake … [a] public health emergency that originated in slavery,” said an attorney.
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Black “Cancer Alley” Residents Win Key Ruling in Environmental Racism Case Read Post »
ICE’s kidnapping of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and other kids echoes the US’s long history of child snatching.
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ICE’s Child Abductions Echo the Gestapo’s — But Its Tactics Are Homegrown Read Post »
Trump wants a populace unaware of the Black freedom struggle — because it is a guide for defeating his fascist plans.
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Trump Wants to Bury Slavery. My Family Went South to Unearth It. Read Post »
Modern policing was born out of a series of transatlantic ruling class experiments to repress radical rebellion.
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Policing Has Always Been a Tool to Repress the Working Class Read Post »
As a lawsuit tries to stop a forced prison labor program, a beer distributor is defending its own participation.
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Alabama Voters Banned Prison Slavery — But Prisoners Say It Hasn’t Stopped Read Post »
On Juneteenth, I draw strength from the rich history of Black communities’ struggles for environmental justice.
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Despite Trump’s Attacks, Black Environmental Justice Tradition Can’t Be Uprooted Read Post »
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