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On Trump’s Slavery Denial

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On Trump’s Slavery Denial

by Ibram X. Kendi July 10, 2026

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New Study: AI Screening Tools Favor White Candidates and Exclude Black and Asian Candidates

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ICE Fatally Shoots Man Headed to Work. He Lived in the U.S. for More Than 30 Years

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U.S. Admits Only White South African Refugees for Seven Straight Months

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The Trend Continues: Mainstream Media Hardly Covers Black Missing Person Cases

The Trend Continues: Mainstream Media Hardly Covers Black Missing Person Cases

Colonizing the Cosmos

Colonizing the Cosmos

Watched: How School Surveillance is Reshaping the Freedom of American Childhood

Watched: How School Surveillance is Reshaping the Freedom of American Childhood

Investigations

New Study: 48 of 56 Declaration of Independence signers profited from slavery

New Study: 48 of 56 Declaration of Independence signers profited from slavery

Seven more signers than previously known

July 2, 2026July 11, 2026

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From Antislavery to Antiracist Journalism. The Emancipator is Back

From Antislavery to Antiracist Journalism. The Emancipator is Back

My Founding Father

My Founding Father

Births of a Nation: America’s Indifference to Black Maternal Mortality

Births of a Nation: America’s Indifference to Black Maternal Mortality

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