Rev. Warnock became the first African American to defeat an incumbent senator and the first African American to win a US Senate seat without prior electoral experience.
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Hamilton – soon to stream as a film – has been hailed as radical. But it's true to the traditions of the American musical – the pursuit of truth, freedom and the American dream.
In many national crises, black Americans have been essential workers – but serving in crucial roles has not resulted in economic equality.
Sweeping changes were possible in the past because black leaders were willing to risk their lives and call out problems before they became crises.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
The US has a centuries-old tradition of killing black people without repercussion – and of publicly viewing the violence. Spreading those images can disrespect the dead and traumatize viewers.
African American Vernacular English is part and parcel of Black identity. Its distinctive linguistic features are — wrongly — denigrated.
A 19th-century volume contained a mystery for two historians who combined their knowledge to tell the story of the women and their contributions to American democracy.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
A former social studies teacher lists three ways educators and others can better understand the difficult subject of slavery in the US, including a way to hear directly from freed slaves themselves.
Rachel was by Jackie's side during his most trying moments. Throughout a journey that required self-control, grace and perseverance, she was the unsung hero.
The Slave Societies Digital Archive documents the lives of approximately 6 million free and enslaved Africans in the Americas.
For African slaves, folk tales were a way of remembering their past and keeping their culture alive.
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Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Lecturer of African American Studies, University of Florida
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Historian, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
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Distinguished University Professor | Canada Research Chair in Linguistics | Founding Director of the Sociolinguistics Laboratory, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
