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12-year-old Forced To ‘Pick Cotton’ on School Field Trip

Russell Simmons Says He’s In Contact w/ Harriet Tubman’s Descendants

Russell Simmons Apologizes; Pulls Harriet Tubman Sex Tape

Black August

Rush Limbaugh: “If any race should not have guilt about slavery, it’s Caucasians”

STUDY: People Generally Lack Empathy for Black Pain

Lauryn Hill Rails Against Racism, Oppression and IRS in Open Letter

Obamas Visit Goree Island Slavery Museum in Senegal

Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled at Capitol

Happy Juneteenth!

Designer Aamna Aqeel Under Fire for Racist “Be My Slave” Photo Set

WATCH: Trailer for Lee Daniel’s “The Butler,” Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey

LL Cool J and Brad Paisley Collaborate on Bizarre Country-Rap Song ‘Accidental Racist’

Civil Rights Leaders Speak Out Against Conferderate Flag Display at Old NC Capital Building

Fordham Student Sandra Arnold Creates Database to Protect Slave Burial Sites

‘White Student Union’ Members Defend Slavery and Segregation at CPAC

Teacher Under Fire for Giving Students Slavery Word Problems

Mississippi Finally Gets Around to Ratifying 13th Amendment Banning Slavery

Student Discovers Forgotten Poem by America’s First Known Black Writer

For Your Consideration: Summer M.’s Movie Pitch

Gun Advocate Says If Blacks Had Been Armed They Never Would Have Been Slaves

They’re Selling Django Unchained Slave Dolls?!

Spike Lee Refuses To See Django Unchained; Calls It “Disrespectful”

Arkansas Rep. Jon Hubbard: Slavery Was ‘Blessing in Disguise’ For Blacks

Bob Dylan: The Stigma of Slavery Ruined America

Joe Biden to Black Audience: Romney Wants to Put You ‘Back In Chains’

New Research Suggests President Obama is the Descendant of Slaves

“Be A Slave For A Day” Event Causes Stir

Adidas CANCELS ‘Shackle’ Shoe Design

Happy Juneteenth!

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