A Twitter user posted this video from a recent airing of Wheel Of Fortune that appeared to feature the images of slaves. The image was supposedly for the show’s “Southern Charm” week. According to Page Six, a producer for Wheel says that the image will not appear on any future reruns of this particular episode. According to […]

Sigh. It continues. After Michelle Obama’s comments about The White House being built by slaves, people are STILL trying to fact-check her and discredit her comments. Read More: FLOTUS Said The White House Was Built By Slaves And Everyone Fact-Checked Her Now Bill O’Reilly from Fox News is weighing in and he wants you to know […]

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The announcement comes after Scholastic attempted to defend "A Birthday Cake For George Washington."

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The Freedman's Bank was established in 1865 to help foment wealth-building for nearly four million newly freed slaves. It closed in 1874.

Ramin Ganeshram, a former journalist for The New York Times and Forbes, penned the book. Backlash ensued over the depiction that slaves were thrilled to be held against their will.

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One of Black history's most poignant heroes is finally getting justice after he was tried as a criminal for freeing slaves as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

During an appearance on the Iowa radio program Mickelson in the Morning, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee agreed when the conservative host used a bible verse to justify selling poor people into slavery.

McGraw-Hill CEO David Levin believes his company has done more than enough to fix the erasure of slavery from their textbooks.

Ben Affleck has issued an apology for hiding information about his ancestors on the PBS show Finding Your Roots. The actor took to his Facebook page to discuss why…

D.L. asks listeners if they would have a slave if they could in a discussion about modern day slavery on “The D.L. Hughley Show.“ Listen to…

Tracing African-American ancestors can prove challenging. The “Before Emancipation: Searching for African-American Ancestors” workshop at the State Archives of North Carolina Saturday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. will guide users to the tools, resources, and records available when researching African-American genealogy. The workshop is limited to 30 participants and pre-registration is required. […]

Slave musicians in North Carolina and throughout the country were often responsible for providing the dance music for both white and African American social gatherings. If a slave was trained as a musician, their value as property went up for their masters. String bands were formed to accompany the social dancing. After slaves were given […]