Among the 536 members of the last sitting Congress, Reuters found that at least 100 have ancestors who were slaveholders. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Recent research conducted by Reuters has shed light on the genealogies of America’s political elite, revealing that a significant portion of […]
The new site manager for the Historic Latta Plantation in North Carolina clearly didn’t understand his Juneteenth assignment. With one event, Ian Campbell, who is Black, proved the problem with ignoring historical accuracy in education. It’s also a reminder about why maybe plantation tourism should not exist. The […]
By A. Peter Bailey(TriceEdneyWire.com) In June 2019, I wrote a column entitled “No. 45 Is Not An Aberration” that included the following: “The American news media is deceiving the world when it consistently describes No. 45 (Donald Trump) as an aberration in the history of the United […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The president of Wake Forest University issued a public apology Thursday for the institution’s past involvement in slavery. President Nathan Hatch’s apology, delivered in a speech during the school’s Founders’ Day ceremonies, comes after a series of events stirred up […]
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