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In his new exhibition Suspended States at London’s Serpentine Gallery, artist Yinka Shonibare looks at the impact of imperial ambition. Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill...
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Born into a world awash in racism and sexism, the singer Billie Holiday soon became a beloved voice, known for her unique, jazz-influenced style....
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In 1965, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley — thought leaders from dramatically different backgrounds — made plans to debate race relations and the...
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Today, many are familiar with the term “filibuster,” a procedure to prolong debate and delay a vote — but less well-known is its complicated...
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In the early 1500s, the transatlantic slave trade commenced. Europeans invaded west and central Africa, capturing free people, enslaving them, and placing them on...
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With the formal ending of slavery in place, many freed black people saw this as an opportunity to start anew. But, for those in...
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As the Union declared victory over the Confederacy, post-Civil War life seemed to be off to a good start for freed slaves. William Tecumseh...
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The landmark case Brown v. Board of Education declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. However, for most black and white families,...
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After graduating from Shaw University, Ella Baker moved to New York City and began her career as a grassroots organizer. Joining the NAACP in...
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Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica and experienced the impacts of colonization at the hands of the British. As a result, he developed a...
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Religion as we know it infiltrated the black community during slavery. While the objective leaned on pacifying slaves, black people rose against the negative...
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Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in the late 18th century. Despite this, she’d go on to prove that enslavement was only a state...
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The events unfolding across the United States today in the wake of the brutal murder of George Floyd, are an eerie repetition of events...
