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Daughter of Slain Attica Prison Guard Demands Apology from New York State

After New York State has approved a reparation fund for the surviving prisoners of the 1971 Attica riots, is it time for similar justice for the employees caught in the violence of the state's response? 

The Filibuster is an Anti-Worker Rule, Too

by Emily DiVito and Suzanne Kahn

Since 1948, the filibuster has blocked three major labor reform bills affecting "right to work" laws, streamlining the union recognition process, and protecting workers from retaliation during labor disputes. Eliminating it is critical for economic justice. 

Journalist William Huie Concealed Lynchers In Emmett Till Case And Got Away With It

The commonly-know story of Emmett Till's lynching has long been distorted because a journalist who reported the accounts of two acquitted killers had written out other conspirators from the story for legal reasons. 

The Last House in Historic Rosewood, Florida May Become a Museum

“It’s a place that needs to be remembered,” said Lizzie Jenkins, 82, whose aunt escaped the massacre. “That house is part of who I am.”

It's the Moment the Antivax Movement Has Been Waiting For

by Tara Haelle

The antivax movement has appropriated common-sense ideas like parental control and bodily autonomy to sow widespread fear and hostility toward the COVID-19 vaccinations.

Fear and Misinformation Plagued the Polio Vaccination Campaign, Too

Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Neil Steinberg offers some cold comfort: media voices spreading misinformation about COVID vaccinations have clear forebears in the press.

On September 1, 1971 the Pittsburgh Pirates Fielded the First All-Black Team in MLB History

The Pirates' lineup 50 years ago was composed of African American and Afro-Latino players, and offers an occasion to reflect on the changing position of Black players in baseball and of baseball in Black America. 

The Martinsville Seven, Executed for an Alleged Rape, Pardoned by Virginia Governor 70 Years Later

"Northam granted the pardons after a meeting with the descendants of the Martinsville Seven. He said the pardons do not address whether the men were guilty, but rather serve "as recognition from the Commonwealth" that they were tried without adequate due process."

Why Hip Hop Conquered the World: The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap Drops

The new anthology "tells the story of American history from 1979 to 2013 through the eyes of the young Black Americans who changed it profoundly."

What White Colleges Owe Black Colleges

by Adam Harris

"Private money alone won’t save Black colleges, but, perhaps, money from predominantly white institutions can — and it might be those colleges’ responsibility to provide that aid."

"I Have Done Nothing Wrong": Suburban Dallas Principal on Leave After Parent Group Accuses Him of Promoting "Critical Race Theory"

" I am the first African American to assume the role of Principal at my current school in its 25-year history, and I am keenly aware of how much fear this strikes in the hearts of a small minority who would much rather things go back to the way they used to be,” James Whitfield wrote.

The Globe's Last Supply of Leaded Gasoline is Gone, Ending a Toxic Era

Despite knowledge of the toxicity of lead, gasoline refiners added lead compounds to gasoline beginning in the 1920s, launching an era of massive low-grade lead poisoning. 

Researchers Work on Mystery Uranium Cubes to Better Understand Nazi Progress on Atomic Bomb

New forensic research techniques could fill in missing details of the progress of Nazi nuclear weapons programs and improve contemporary efforts to enforce nuclear nonproliferation. 

The "Candyman" Reboot Subverts Cinematic Tropes of Black Suffering

Director Nia DaCosta, with co-writers Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, has turned the problematic racial framing of its predecessor on its head, and casts critical light on the treatment of Black characters throughout the history of film. 

A Historic Seaside Community: Recovering Santa Monica's "Inkwell" Beach

by Brian Dunlap

"Memorial Day 1920. A young African American chauffeur, Arthur Valentine, settled on “Whites Only” Topanga Beach. With friends and family, he stepped from his truck. Three sheriff’s deputies demanded that they leave."

We're Burying Our Kids With Debt (But Not How You Think)

by Eleni Schirmer

The political decision to fund schools by borrowing is perverse; rather than taxing the wealthy, school districts pay them interest, and poor schools pay more.

EBay Deletes the Queer Past

The online auction company's decision may make it difficult for historians of LGBTQ cultures and of sexuality to build archives of historically signicant erotica. 

"Where Else are Our Children?": Paiute Children Believed Buried Under Utah School

"The bodies of Paiute children are likely buried below summer grasses at the site of an Indigenous boarding school they were forced to attend in Panguitch, Utah tribal leaders and history experts say."

New Documentary Examines the Politics that Have Undermined the 9/11 Museum

by David Klion

A new documentary chronicles the personal conflicts behind the scenes of the 9/11 museum, but asks pointed questions about whether the museum supports deeper public understanding of the attacks and their aftermath. 

These Restrictions Wouldn't have Passed Muster Before the Roberts Court Destroyed the Voting Rights Act

Election law experts agree that a host of new state laws would have failed the Justice Department's preclearance requirements under the pre-Shelby Voting Rights Act.