With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

President Nujoma never forgot the timely and vigorous support of Zimbabwe as Namibian dusk turned to dawn. It is this context ...

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...

This past Jan. 20 was an unusually noteworthy day for all Americans. It was the day we inaugurated a new president, once ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

Growing up, Dayna James never thought she’d willingly step foot on a plantation, let alone thank God for one. On an early ...

According to the Columbus State University archives, by 1860, 37% of the city’s population was enslaved. Several slaves are buried in The Porterdale Cemetery located on the corner of 10th Ave. and ...

Ellis’ dream of wresting power from the emperor was but one small moment in his boundary-breaking life. Eulogized as a ...

The Southern University Human Jukebox and many New Orleans natives took to the field to bring New Orleans culture and sound to the Super Bowl. New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. kicks off the ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad — Spanish for “Friendship” ...