Back in the era of slavery — which wasn’t as long ago as racists, conservatives, and the GOP would like you to believe — Black bodies would be stripped naked, or close to it, and put on the auction block where they were sold to the highest white bidders. Their height, weight, skin color, sexual […]
Enlarge (credit: Pompeii Archaeological Park) Just outside the ancient city of Pompeii, archaeologists recently unearthed a small room where at least three enslaved people lived and worked until Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. The rediscovery of the dreary space near the villa’s stables provides a rare glimpse into the lives of the people at […]
Enlarge (credit: Pompeii Archaeological Park) Archaeologists working in Pompeii recently unearthed the tomb and partially mummified remains of a man who died a few decades before the eruption. The man, Marcus Venerius Secundio, according to his epitaph, had once been enslaved, but by the end of his life he’d obtained enough wealth and status to […]
Britney Spears has another strong supporter in her corner. The #FreeBritney movement was going strong before the singer had her day in court, and had even gained some traction with famous faces. But after her bombshell testimony , the movement has gone mainstream. Between her words and reporting behind the scenes from The New York […]
There’s nothing on Earth that gets stolen from more than Black culture. From our bodies being taken from Africa to every part of our identities being appropriated and fawned over, as infuriating as it may be, it makes sense that America would want to steal our joy, too. It’s why a white-ass team in a […]
It’s unbelievable to even think about how somebody thought this was something they should do for any length of time, let alone FIVE YEARS… Bobby Paul Edwards (pictured in the mugshot, above) is a former restaurant manager who is now serving a 10-year prison sentence in South Carolina for forced labor. This week, he was […]
Enlarge / Julie Schablitsky searches for artifacts at the site. (credit: Tim Pratt, MDOT) In the years before the American Civil War, Harriet Tubman led dozens of enslaved people to freedom through the network of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. During the war, she scouted, spied, and led military raids against Confederate forces. […]
What kind of kids would even think to do something like this?! The Aledo Independent School District in Aledo, Texas — a small city west of Fort Worth — is facing the rightful wrath of angry parents right now after it came to light that ninth grade students in the district have been engaging in a […]
Enlarge / A Yemeni khamsiyat (top left), a Spanish real (top right), and an English shilling (bottom) from the 17th century. (credit: Associated Press) According to historian and metal-detector enthusiast Jim Bailey, the handful of 17th-century Arabic coins unearthed at sites across New England could be remnants of an infamous pirate’s last big score—or, to […]