In 1909, Pittsburgh police rounded up 400 Black men in mass arrests without cause

In 1909, Pittsburgh police raided the Hill District, arresting 400 Black men on false charges, fueling injustice we see in ...

Black activists murdered for voting rights, killers never held accountable

From Lamar Smith in Mississippi to Harry and Harriette Moore in Florida, Black activists were murdered for voting rights.

In 1958 'Kissing Case,' 2 young Black boys jailed, beaten after game with white girl

An interracial kissing case involving kids in 1958, left two Monroe, North Carolina boys locked up, beaten and barred from ...

Peniel Joseph writes thoughtfully on race and democracy

Interview with University of Texas professor Peniel Joseph, winner of Texas Writer Award from Texas Book Festival ...

Here’s what hangs in the balance for Black Amercians this Election Day

Tuesday marks the first Election Day since Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, giving voters an opportunity to weigh in on his ...
The Times of Israel

The Abolitionist Imagination – Part VII: From Slavery to Segregation

This essay traces how a theology of hierarchy migrated from the plantation to the pew, from slave codes to Jim Crow, from “Christian civilization” to “Christian America.” It also follows the ...