African-American history
Communist historiography comes to light at American Historical Association conference
January 16, 2026The panel shows a shift in the study of communist history and civil rights away from the fear-mongering of the Cold War, to a more honest analysis of shortcomings and successes.
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Target boycott is showing the power of Black-labor unity
December 2, 2025The centrality of the struggle against racism is becoming clearer, with Black organized labor and the Black church leading the class struggle.
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American history is Black history – We will not be erased
September 24, 2025The Trump administration has ordered the removal of information and depictions of the era of slavery at national parks and historic sites.
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En Cuba: Conferencia Internacional de Cultura Africana y Afroamericana
April 12, 2025La XXIII Conferencia Internacional de Cultura Africana y Afroamericana, cita que se dedica a la mujer africana y en la diáspora: su papel en la familia y la sociedad, extenderá hasta el próximo 16 de abril.
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A true American horror story: ‘Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum’
October 31, 2024The new book details how, before the turn toward mass incarceration in the 1970s, Black people in disproportionate numbers were institutionalized in mental hospitals, where they were assigned to forced labor regimes and other kinds of...
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