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Thrown in prison over thirty times, Kwame Ture never gave up the fight against racism and injustice... Many of the greatest figures in US radical history have come out of the black … read more

Today marks the birthday of Ida B. Wells, one of the greatest radicals in the history of the United States. There’s plenty Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) would have found confusing about 2020. She wa … read more

Medgar Evers was born today in 1925. Thirty-eight years later, he gave his life for the cause of racial equality in the United States. Image source: Wikimedia Commons “Our lives are not fully li … read more

56 years ago today, four young girls were murdered at a black church in Alabama in an act of white supremacist terrorism. Even in this context of racist extremism and violence, the African-American Ci … read more

Angelou is one of the artistic legends of American civil rights activism. Her international legacy is equally important. During 300 years of the Atlantic Slave Trade, more than 12 million huma … read more