In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.
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A Word for Our Troubled Times
It seems at times as if America is a “twilight kingdom,” in the words of T. S. Eliot, in “this valley of dying stars.” Too ...
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Full text of Jesse Jackson Jr.'s speech at The People's Celebration: "I want to talk about my daddy"
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a passionate and intimate eulogy for his father, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, reflecting on what he believes is his real legacy in American ...
Adult fiction sales are up in the US, fuelled by “dark” themes, as well as manga, romance, classics, SFF, graphic superheroes and literature, the Winter Institute heard this week.
Cuba faces deepening divisions as fuel shortages, power cuts and food scarcity worsen amid America's oil embargo and the state's economic retreat.
The exhibit focuses on the Black struggle for civil rights in Los Angeles through the work of Los Angeles-based photographers ...
Stroke of a Pen by Kimar Cain centers the activism that compelled President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
The "Green Book," was a vital guide for Black travelers facing discrimination and danger in America from 1936 to 1967. During a difficult time in American history, travelers faced threats ranging from ...
Federal prosecutors are describing those who participated in a July 4 gathering outside a Texas immigration detention center that left a police officer wounded as antifa members intent on a “violent ...
Gavin Newsom has been accused of racism after citing his underwhelming SAT score during a chat with a black elected official over the weekend. “I’m not trying to impress you, I’m just trying to ...
From the outset, “Edward L. Blackshear at Prairie View,” a new book by John A. Adams Jr. (Texas A&M University Press), answers a question that had lodged in the back of my mind for decades: Who was ...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. While we celebrate this milestone, we are also grappling with efforts to ...
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