Why I refuse to send my children to schools that don't celebrate them

As a Black woman and a mother of two young children in Georgia, I spend a considerable amount of time thinking about the messaging my children receive, what they learn, how they learn it, and from …

Texas state museum cancels event on the real history of the Alamo following right-wing whining

Looks like the Lone Star State is trying to whitewash its history … again.

We all know the state of Texas was founded when Ted Cruz, trying to avoid the pernicious impacts of global climate change on …

Republicans attack critical race theory, but it's an afterthought in policies banning it

A Republican campaign against an imaginary enemy continues to gain steam. In the past week, both Texas and Florida have banned the teaching of critical race theory in their schools, while Nebraska …

How should living museums like Colonial Williamsburg depict Black history? It's complicated

I grew up next to Colonial Williamsburg, which is an entire town preserved to resemble the 18th century. Started by John D. Rockefeller in the 1930s, it was created to immerse people during the …