u.s. history
Why U.S. Cities Are Still So Segregated
Learn how the practice of redlining continues to shape America.
By Jameelah Nasheed
5 Key Moments in Black American History
From the establishment of HBCUs to the Tuskegee experiment.
By Bené Viera
A History of the Death Penalty in the United States
The Trump administration’s use of capital punishment stands apart.
By Alexa Stevens
Sadie Alexander Was a Trailblazing Economist and Activist
Happy birthday, Sadie!
By Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
New Year’s Has a Very Different History for Black Americans
From Heartbreak Day to Freedom’s Eve.
By Jameelah Nasheed
This Infamous Anti-Labor Company Is Still Targeting Workers
The Pinkertons have a long, sordid history.
By Kim Kelly
Meet Radical Activist and Anarchist Dorothy Day
Day’s organization provided food, shelter, and clothing to all who needed it.
By Lex McMenamin
The Battle of Blair Mountain Was the Largest Labor Uprising in U.S. History
An interracial coalition of miners led the rebellion.
By Abby Lee Hood
Myths vs. Facts About the First Thanksgiving
It’s been 400 years since the Mayflower landed in modern-day Massachusetts.
By Ruth Hopkins
I Vote Because I Don’t Want My Grandma to Die in Trump’s America
She grew up under Jim Crow, and she deserves better.
By Amiri Nash
How Gentrification Happens and What to Do About It
"Gentrification is forced economic displacement."
By Andrew Lee
How the U.S. Became the World’s Police
“The U.S. presence in the world is military presence.”
By Sarah Souli
Tulsa, Rosewood and Freedom: The History of Black Towns and Communities in the U.S.
“They were designed to embrace and uplift the excluded.”
By Jameelah Nasheed
The Predictable Heartbreak of What Happened to Breonna Taylor
From being turned into a meme to receiving no justice from the law.
By Jameelah Nasheed
This United States Has Never Really Been United
Would we be better off if we broke up the union?
By Sarah Souli
White Supremacy Is at the Heart of the U.S. Overdose Crisis
This country acts like some people who use drugs deserve care and others don’t.
By Jordana Rosenfeld
Sports Played a Surprising Role in Women’s Suffrage
Physical and political freedom are intertwined.
By Haley Shapley
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We Should All Be Commemorating Black August
“August is a month of meaning, of repression and radical resistance.”
By maya finoh
What John Lewis Taught Us About Good Trouble
The congressman inspired the March for Our Lives.
By Nurah Abdulhaqq and Jaclyn Corin