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Keisha Lance Bottoms hugging her daughter with other women in the background

Opinion | Keisha Lance Bottoms Stands on the Shoulders of Black Women Who Dreamed

by Allissa V. Richardson November 10, 2026November 10, 2026

Allissa V. Richardson writes about the history behind Georgia Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms’ victory on Nov. 3, 2026.

A group of enslaved men stands outside in a shipyard (Enslaved Africans)

Florida’s Academic Standards Distort Contributions Enslaved Africans Made to American Society

by Rodney Coates August 30, 2023June 11, 2024

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What the U.S. Can Learn From Affirmative Action At Universities In Brazil

by Neil Lewis Jr., Inácio Bó and Rodrigo Zeidan August 1, 2023June 11, 2024

Police are not above the law

Opinion | Minneapolis Policing Report Latest Reminder Of Systemic Racial Disparities

by Rashad Shabazz July 11, 2023February 16, 2026

Teacher in a classroom

Here’s What I Tell Teachers About How to Teach Young Students About Slavery

by Raphael E. Rogers June 15, 2021June 12, 2024

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‘I Know You Know Better’: A Clarion Call to Environmental Consciousness

by Heather McTeer ToneyFebruary 12, 2021June 12, 2024