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Conservatives are outraged that the NYT’s project on slavery won a Pulitzer

They're saying it's a 'rewriting of American history.'

On May 4, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Tomi Lahren slammed for comparing social distancing to ‘willful slavery’

She's since deleted the bad take.

On Apr 29, 2020 by Bryan Rolli

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Conservatives are livid the New York Times is writing articles about slavery

After a week upsetting the left, the New York Times is upsetting the right.

On Aug 19, 2019 by David Covucci

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Beto can’t leverage his slave owner ancestry to gain Black voters’ trust

If he really cares, he should drop out of the presidential race.

On Jul 17, 2019 by Prince Shakur

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Anti-reparations speaker has a SoundCloud album called ‘My D*ck Works Fine!’

People on Twitter cannot deal.

On Jun 20, 2019 by Alyse Stanley

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Ta-Nehisi Coates dismantles Mitch McConnell’s anti-reparations argument

He came with receipts.

On Jun 19, 2019 by Katie Balevic

Richard and Edie Spencer, seen in a photo estimated to be from late 1880s or early 1890s.

Black Americans share stories of their ancestors to show that slavery wasn’t so long ago

'Too many people want to forget it ever happened, but we can’t and shouldn’t.'

On May 28, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Ancestry.com ad tries to sell slavery as romance—not rape

The site has pulled the ad, but not before insulting all Black Americans.

On Apr 19, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Viral #BBQBeckys and #CouponCarls are the new slave patrols

White people exercising authority is nothing new.

On Jul 27, 2018 by Prince Shakur

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Trump’s proclamation decrying America’s history of slavery falls extremely flat

Let's just say his praise of equality rings a little hollow.

On Jun 19, 2018 by David Covucci

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Black leaders criticize Cynthia Nixon for proposing cannabis licenses could be a ‘form of reparations’

Pot shops do not erase slavery.

On May 8, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Kanye West being called out by TMZ staff for saying 'Slavery was a choice,' and a Tweet mocking West with the hashtag #IfSlaveryWasAChoice.

#IfSlaveryWasAChoice shows Kanye West just how wrong he is

Twitter rips Kanye's assertion to shreds.

On May 2, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Kanye West called slavery a 'choice' during a TMZ interview.

The internet is stunned that Kanye West called slavery a ‘choice’

'Once again I am being attacked for presenting new ideas.'

On May 1, 2018 by Kris Seavers

Ryan Reynolds premiere photo with screengrab from Black Panther

Twitter users snuff out Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Black Panther’ enthusiasm with cutting tweets

Oh, that's not a good look.

On Feb 18, 2018 by Monica Riese

Amazon pulled a line of apparel and items, including this baby's bib, with the slogan 'Slavery Gets Sh*t Done.'

Amazon pulls racist ‘Slavery Gets Sh*t Done’ apparel from website

Who thought this was a good idea for children to wear?

On Jan 24, 2018 by Samantha Grasso