Slavery

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2016 file photo taken at the Thomas Jefferson statue on the Hofstra University campus in Hempstead, N.Y., students assisting with an upcoming presidential debate pose with the statue, which some students at the school would now liked removed because Jefferson was a slave owner who believed black people were inherently inferior to whites. From left are Madison Wright, Jordan Heiden, and Qian Xiong.

Beltway Confidential

American history, both the good and the bad, is still worth celebrating

Jim Nelles · January 15, 2023 6:00 am

Benedict Cumberbatch arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," on Monday, May 2, 2022 at El Capitan Theatre.

Disney’s Benedict Cumberbatch could face reparations legal battle

Heather Hamilton · January 3, 2023 3:12 pm

NFL executive compares combine to ‘slave auction’ at meeting: Report

Jack Birle · December 16, 2022 11:12 pm

Congress sends Biden bill to remove statue of Dred Scott Supreme Court justice

Congress sends Biden bill to remove statue of Dred Scott Supreme Court justice

Kaelan Deese · December 15, 2022 12:00 am

Washington Secrets

Reparations? No. Taxes for reparations? A bigger no

Paul Bedard · December 9, 2022 2:09 pm

Beltway Confidential

Today, not ‘Juneteenth,’ is the real date on which slavery ended in the US

Christopher Tremoglie · December 6, 2022 9:51 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, flanked by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, right, answers a question concerning a lawsuit the state will likely file against President Donald Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif.

California panel eyes historic reparations for descendants of slaves: Report

Misty Severi · December 2, 2022 6:40 pm

A volunteer holds a sticker to give to a voter.

Four states approve measures to prohibit slavery as punishment — but one rejects

Kaelan Deese · November 9, 2022 4:41 pm

Why slavery is on the ballot in five states this year

Why slavery is on the ballot in five states this year

Kaelan Deese · October 24, 2022 12:00 am

The Other Slavery exposes the 1619 Project’s fraud

The Other Slavery exposes the 1619 Project’s fraud

Conn Carroll · October 10, 2022 12:00 am

Woke Montpelier leaders envision massive land grab in Virginia

Woke Montpelier leaders envision massive land grab in Virginia

Quin Hillyer · September 26, 2022 12:00 am

WATCH: Marjorie Taylor Greene references slavery to bash electric airplanes

Ryan King · September 20, 2022 3:45 pm