Posts Tagged ‘American history’
Biden Revokes Trump’s 1776 Report That Downplayed Slavery
President Biden removes inaccurate history lessons from education systems. Furthering the push for The United States to move towards an honest understanding of American History, in order for all of its’ residents to flourish.
Read MoreWomen of Color Were Shut Out of Congress For Decades. Now They’re Transforming It.
Black families, especially mothers, are struggling economically with the CoVid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreDenial Is the Heartbeat of America
White terrorism is a cornerstone of American history but leaders and citizens alike continue to deny this reality.
Read MoreReckoning With Slavery Requires Access to Records of the Past
The consequences of 400 years of the Atlantic slave trade are still felt today. Untangling the power structures and systemic racism that came with slavery is ongoing, with police brutality, memorials to slave owners, and reparations forming part of the discussion.
Read MoreWhitewashing the Great Depression
Although the photographers who worked for the FSA took many pictures of people of color—in the streets, in the fields, out of work—the Great Depression’s main victims, as Americans came to visualize them, were white.
Read MoreSystemic Racism 201: The advantages Whites have felt entitled to for generations
Most conversations about systemic racism center the stories of the harms to people of color while ignoring that White people benefit tremendously from it. This is a tough pill to swallow. Few people are willing to go down the proverbial rabbit hole Morpheus spoke allegorically about in that scene from the Matrix.
Read MorePhotos From The 1960s: Black Americans Voting For the First Time
While the 2020 election is being processed, it is important to look at the progress of African-American Voting in the United States.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Protesters in Portland Topple Statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt
Protests in Portland have persisted in the months since George Floyd was killed, sparking nationwide demonstrations for racial justice and against police brutality. While much of their focus has been on how Black people have been harmed, the protests have at times highlighted other causes, including societal reforms to address transgender rights, economic disparities and Native Americans.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – The Rich History of African American Activism in WI
While today’s demonstrations in Kenosha are distinctly modern, with activists holding Black Lives Matters signs and cellphones recording violence as it unfolds, Wisconsin’s protests for racial justice have roots starting in the 19th century.
Read MoreHow African Americans Changed the Meaning of the Civil War
Actions by Black folk changed the meaning of the Civil War, turning it from a war to preserve a white government into a war to destroy the institution of slavery.
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