This Banned Book Week, theGrio is spotlighting page-turners that have been challenged and/or banned in libraries across the U.S. Every ...

There’s a sad irony in a historical commission removing a book of slave remembrances, titled “Remembering the Days of Sorrow,” from a plantation’s gift shop. Yet that is one of 25 books, some about ...

The recent Juneteenth holiday provided an opportunity for many people of conscience to reflect on the legacy of slavery and to ask themselves what more can we do to address the persistent inequalities ...

As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black people were freed by laws, not combat. Union Gen. Gordon Granger said as much when he read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, ...

As a child, I learned quickly that two histories were at work in America: the one taught in school about a young, virtuous George Washington refusing to tell a lie about chopping down the cherry tree.

Around two-dozen books were removed from two plantation gift shops' offerings after the Texas Historical Commission received complaints that the titles were too focused on racism and white supremacy, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis encouraged residents Thursday at the West University Branch Library to read banned ...

Laws enacted during the U.S. slavery era are still being used by lawyers and judges in today’s courtrooms. Laws enacted during the U.S. slavery era are still being used by lawyers and judges in ...

Laws enacted during the U.S. slavery era are still being used by lawyers and judges in today's courtrooms. Getty Images As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black ...

Justin Simard receives funding from Michigan State University, the Proteus Foundation Vital Projects Fund, and the Engagement Scholarship Consortium. As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day ...