Justice

Lies about history long protected lynching.

While a far cry from full emancipation, it was an important step towards the abolition of slavery.

Ignoring the moral imperative of repairing slavery's wounds because it might be “divisive” reinforces a myth of white innocence.

T. Thomas Fortune changed Black History, and seems to have been forgotten.

Between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, about a thousand black southerners sued whites who had wronged them.

The rising tie between black activism and pro-Palestinian advocacy.

Since the 1980s, activists in Philadelphia have argued that the city has always been a refuge for asylum seekers.

Wilma Rudolph won three Olympic golds and was among the first athletes to use her celebrity to fight for civil rights.

Wild accusations, alternative facts, special prosecutors—the Salem witch trials of 1692 had it all.

Understanding the politics behind Cooper Union's 'We Dissent' exhibition.

She is remembered for being a "first," but it was her integrity, courageousness, and conviction that made her an icon.

In the great awakening around sexual harassment, race was politely ushered offstage. That problem persists.