Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Copies of "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story" sit on a bookshelf. I just finished "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,” the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The legacy of slavery in America remains a divisive issue, with sharp political divides. One way to measure the legacy of slavery ...

To this day, America continues to grapple with the legacy of slavery. On this week’s episode, we explore the creation of slave patrols, which were created to control the movement of enslaved Black ...

United Nations International Days, Weeks, Years and Decades communicate about, foster deeper understanding, and encourage action on key issues affecting the individuals and communities we serve. These ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Civil Rights icon Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and renowned journalist Stacy M. Brown collaborated on the groundbreaking book The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500 ...

Anne Arundel County held A Day of Acknowledgement: Confronting the Legacy of Slavery event, at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, which included an apology from County Executive Steuart Pittman ...

An exhibit about slavery outside Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, shown here in Oct. 2025, was removed by the National Park Service on Jan. 22, 2026.Michael Yanow—NurPhoto via ...

Along West Africa's slave coast, a painful past is being preserved — and marketed — raising questions about memory, tourism and profit. More than 12 million Africans were enslaved during the ...

A 2024 study found that members of Congress who are descendants of slaveholders are significantly wealthier than their peers. Legislators descended from large slaveholders have a median net worth five ...

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman on Saturday apologized on behalf of the county government for its role in slavery and the lasting harm caused. “We collectively offer our inadequate but ...