One aspect of the Militia Act of 1903 was a continuation of Jim Crow-era politics, designed primarily to strengthen racist segregation laws by disarming black U.S. citizens, thus making it easier to oppress and subjugate them. Read More

A group of American voters (Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim, Punkie Johnson) face a challenging road to the election polls.

Members of the four historically Black sororities came together for the project that grabbed the attention of celebrities and social media. Read More

What do young voters want from the next president? The "youth vote," ages 18-29, turned out in record numbers this election with four in 10 eligible Black voters being millennial or from generation Z. Read More

Author and journalist Christine Pride shares her humble opinion on why it is important to seek out friends of different races.

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"Hollywood should start scrutiny with racial inequality and the legacy of slavery in the initial presentation and script approval, the mind that conjures up these ideas, and then pen to paper."-Tyrone Jones

UK tore down a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, rolled it through the streets and dumped it in the sea on Sunday, in a dramatic act of protest that has shone a spotlight on the country's stubborn colonial legacy.

Journalist and author Dawn Turner shares her Humble Opinion on why we all need to make a connection between the pandemic and the protests.

The dark history of "gasoline baths" at the border. The riots were sparked by the dehumanizing and deadly practices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which required Mexicans to "strip naked and be disinfected with various chemical agents. Read More: 1917 Bath Riots

Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23. Arbery had been pursued and confronted by two white residents, Travis McMichael and his father Gregory, who were armed and driving a pickup truck. The event was recorded on...

Armed groups showed up to scores of racial justice protests since May. Our video shows how police officers at times let them operate freely.