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Genealogy sites are whitewashing the history of slavery

Ancestry.com users are burying slaveholding histories under a mountain of glowing family trees.

On Oct 25, 2017 by Lori Crook

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Senate confirms anti-LGBTQ, sexist blogger to federal court

The man who uses 'f**got' was appointed by Trump.

On Jul 21, 2017 by Ana Valens

Civil War reenactors for the Confederacy

Producers of HBO’s ‘Confederate’ respond to backlash against reimagined slavery narrative

The two black producers say they aren't 'props.'

On Jul 21, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Confederate civil war re-enactors

Maybe modern-day slavery wasn’t the best theme for HBO’s new series

'Confederate' is the revisionist Civil War series coming from 'Game of Thrones' showrunners.

On Jul 20, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

A racist craigslist ad posted by a student from Florida.

Teen suspended for advertising black classmates as ‘slaves for sale’

The Craigslist ad was quickly taken down.

On Apr 28, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

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Georgetown University offers preferential admission to descendants of slaves

The university wants to make amends for its past—and the internet isn't buying it.

On Sep 1, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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Twitter users ask: Why isn’t Juneteenth a national holiday?

Today marks 150 years of celebrating slavery's abolition.

On Jun 19, 2016 by Mary Emily O'Hara

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U.S. to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

Behold, the power of 'Hamilton.'

On Apr 20, 2016 by Andrew Couts

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It’s time to drop Columbus Day—and celebrate indigenous peoples instead

Twitter wants to #RethinkColumbus—but we need to get rid of him altogether

On Oct 12, 2015 by Chris Tognotti

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Playmobil put a dark-skinned pirate with removable slave collar on its latest pirate ship

Historical accuracy isn't in evidence throughout the rest of the ship.

On Oct 9, 2015 by Joey Keeton

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Police officers are sexually terrorizing black women—and the law allows it

The war on black women is a war on America.

On Aug 19, 2015 by Marcie Bianco

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7 questions black people are tired of hearing about the ‘N-word’

Don't make the same mistake as Hulk Hogan.

On Jul 24, 2015 by Derrick Clifton

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South Carolina State Senate votes to take down Confederate flag

The vote sets up another vote and then an almost-certain signature by the governor.

On Jul 6, 2015 by William Turton

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James Earl Jones and Frederick Douglass remind us July 4th isn’t everyone’s Independence Day

'Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us.'

On Jul 4, 2015 by Aja Romano

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Amazon’s ban won’t stop Confederate flag sales, but it might change who buys them

Anyone who wants to own one now has to think twice.

On Jun 26, 2015 by Jaya Saxena