photography Sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson re-creates his presidential portrait Rusty Blazenhoff

#blacklivesmatter It's not ok to use the term "slave," and the "B" in Black should be capitalized Rusty Blazenhoff

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

education Elementary school apologizes after children of color were asked by peers to role-play as slaves for lesson David Pescovitz

racism White woman interrupted a Broadway talkback to call the playwright "racist against white people." Thom Dunn

facebook In Kuwait, domestic laborers are bought and sold on Instagram Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The Folio Society is releasing a gorgeous edition of Octavia Butler's "Kindred" Cory Doctorow

not food The real meaning of plantation tours: American Downton Abbey vs American Horror Story Cory Doctorow

movies Trailer for new Harriet Tubman biopic David Pescovitz

usausausa Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Cory Doctorow

fox news Bill O'Reilly sums up American history perfectly in two tweets, doesn't realize it Xeni Jardin

videos Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparations to Congress Cory Doctorow

History After 150 years, Runaway Negro Creek finally has a new name David Pescovitz

uber Douglas Rushkoff's sobering view of Universal Basic Income Rusty Blazenhoff

human rights Report estimates over 400,000 slaves currently live in the US Andrea James

politics "But slavery was so long ago" Rob Beschizza

Business How to investigate and report on modern slavery Cory Doctorow

slavery April Ryan asks Sarah Huckabee-Sanders if the White House thinks slavery is wrong Jason Weisberger

Business Haribo: sweetened with forced labor and abused animals Cory Doctorow

slavery Listen: Voice recordings of black slaves Rusty Blazenhoff