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Live Updates: Protesters, Trump Supporters Clash In Front Of The Washington Monument As Fireworks Exploded Overhead | DCist
A very different kind of Independence Day is shaping up.
Meet James O. Eastland, the Senator Joe Biden Keeps Waxing Nostalgic About
“At least there was some civility,” Biden said Tuesday, recalling his days working with an ardent segregationist.
#ADOS and Africa as the Mother Gothel Land
For those of you who’ve not been sheltering-in-place with a two year-old who is on a media diet high in Disney animated feature films, here’s a quick character sketch of Mother Gothel, the villaine…
When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.
How Black Americans Co-opted the Fourth of July | JSTOR Daily
After the Civil War, white southerners saw the Fourth of July as a celebration of Confederate defeat. Black southerners saw opportunities.
Occupied Territory: Why Chicago’s History Matters for Today’s Demands to Defund Police
On the latest episode of Intercepted, historian Simon Balto discussed his new book and the origins of Chicago police as a moralistic enforcement agency.
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap: Mehrsa Baradaran: 9780674970953: Amazon.com: Books
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap [Mehrsa Baradaran] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United...
Independence Day for Who? Featuring Dr. Cornel West and Tonetalks #ADOS
Independence Day for Who? Featuring Dr. Cornel West and Antonio Moore #ADOS
Slavery and the Extended Family of John Jay – New York Slavery Records Index
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The contradictory legacy of John Jay vis-a-vis slavery. The case of the abolitionist slaveholder
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Letter from Italy: this pandemic is showing us who we really are
The coronavirus response, once a parallel dance, has become a chaos of separate choreographies
Over 70% of Belgians want to radically reduce their working hours
More than 70% of Belgians are looking for a way to drastically reduce the hours they work post coronavirus, a new study has shown. Conducted by the Catholic University of Leuven (UCLouvain) in collabo
Frederick Douglass, Seen Up Close
Yale has acquired a renowned private collection relating to the abolitionist and orator, including rarely seen family scrapbooks that offer a window onto his complicated private life.
Neil Young opposes use of his music at Trump Mt Rushmore event: 'I stand in solidarity with the Lakota Sioux'
Neil Young condemned the use of two of his songs during a Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore on Friday ahead of President Trump's remarks to the crowd.
Beto O’Rourke: TX Lt. Gov. ‘does not care’ about communities struggling with COVID-19
Former Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss how the Lt. Gov. of Texas leverages power over the governor and is putting an “end to transparency” of fighting COVID-19.
Steve Keen - Does protectionism kill growth? | Brave New Europe
Donald Trump is pushing ahead with his protectionist agenda, and possibly with good reason. There were over 17 million manufacturing jobs in the US in 2000, in the 10 years that followed, China joined the [...]
Critics Fear Amtrak Is Using Pandemic to Cut Service That Won’t Return
Members of Congress are angry that the rail agency is asking for more money while planning to lay off staff and reduce services. Smaller communities that rely on rail service could be badly hurt.
'Get me back to Caracas': desperate Venezuelans leave lockdown Bogotá
Their ambitions for a new life in Colombia shattered, migrants are lining up for the bus journey back to an uncertain future
US Senator blasts American Airlines for packing the middle seats on his flight
A United States Senator said he would introduce a bill to ban the sale of middle seats during this coronavirus pandemic, one day after he criticized American Airlines for selling the middle seats of a flight he had boarded, calling it "incredibly...