Today, its multisource dataset, currently housed at Rice University, features information on more than 30,000 slaving vessels ...

Named after the broken promise made to newly freed slaves following the Civil War, 40 Acres and a Mule is the production arm behind all of Lee’s documentary and feature films, iconic commercials ...

Green Day was the Saturday headliner for Coachella, performing ahead of Charli xcx's set Dave Benett/Getty;Gilbert Flores/Billboard/Getty Were Green Day and Charli xcx feuding at Coachella ...

“Rooted in the 19th-century customs of Afro-Brazilian returnees-freed slaves who brought back samba rhythms, flamboyant costumes, and carnival traditions from Brazil, the Lagos Fanti Carnival ...

This surprisingly entertaining film examines the 1975 fiscal crisis that nearly led the city to bankruptcy. The movie’s conclusions remain relevant today. By Alissa Wilkinson Tom Hardy is a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

a Loudoun County congressman who owned slaves and advocated for the resettlement of freed slaves on the west coast of Africa. Vice Chair of the board Anne Donohue spoke in favor Tuesday night of ...

Hibiscus briefing shows how victims/survivors of Modern Slavery are being criminalised and imprisoned for crimes they were forced to commit.

The exhibition is full of these small lumps of surprise. There’s the story of “Queen Coziah” who led a strike in 1892 when freed slaves demanded payment in Danish silver instead of nearly worthless ...

Webster Free Circulating Library staff circa 1904. Credit: Courtesy of New York Public Library A film by Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor, “Free For All: The Public Library” will debut on PBS ...