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Mathew Knowles, father of music industry superstars Beyonc and Solange, believes his daughters’ light skin complexions have contributed to their success. Knowles spoke to Ebony magazine about his new book, “Racism: From the Eyes of a Child,” which offers his thoughts on colorism in the music industry as well as…
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Monday night attributed the Civil War to the “lack of ability to compromise” and described Confederate General Robert E. Lee “an honorable man.” Speaking to Laura Ingraham on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle, Kelly called it “very dangerous” to remove monuments and…
LaDainian”LT” Tomlinson, one of seven NFL players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017, used the finalpart of his acceptance speech on Saturdayto address the history of racial inequality in the United States and to call for unity. Inthe first 20 minutes of his speech at…
Following the highly critical response to HBO’s upcoming series “Confederate,” a new project from Amazon, “Black America,” was announced this week. “Black America” will center around a time where three Southern states Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have seceded from the Union. However, they have formed their own nation for freed…
As the hit television series “Game of Thrones” nears its end, creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are putting plans in motion for their next HBO creation entitled, “Confederate,” which has already triggered criticism from potential viewers. The television hitmakers are slated to executive produce a new high-concept, drama whichcenters…
In a moving ceremony on Tuesday, Georgetown University officially renamed two of its campus buildings after people it sold into slavery in the 1800s. “We pray with you today because we have greatly sinned and because we are profoundly sorry,” said Rev. Timothy Kesicki, president of the Jesuit Conference of…
Harriet Tubman In Dorchester County, Maryland, near the plantation where Harriet Tubman was born in 1822, now sits a 17-acre park to memorialize the iconic freedom fighter. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkis located in Church Creek on Maryland’s Eastern shore, about 90 miles from Baltimore or Washington, D.C. A…
Dr. Ben S. Carson Sr. was sworn in March 2 as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Carson now leads a Cabinet agency with approximately 8,000 employees and oversees an annual budget totaling more than $40 billion. In his very first speech to…
Yale University announced over the weekend it will rename its Calhoun College due to its namesake having ties to slave ownership and white supremacy. This reverses Yale President Peter Salovey’s previous announcement that the name would remain, despite student protests calling for a change. Calhoun College was named after John…
Columbia University released a report this week detailing its historical ties to slavery. The school becomes yet another that in recent years has made this discovery. Eric Foner, a history professor at the university, wrote the findings in “Columbia and Slavery: A Preliminary Report.” While the report did not make…
