The Metro: New book takes historical look at how Black Americans envisioned utopia
For many Black Americans, the idea of religion intersects with freedom in a complicated way. Enslaved Africans came to this...
For many Black Americans, the idea of religion intersects with freedom in a complicated way. Enslaved Africans came to this...
The landscape of voting in Michigan has evolved significantly, with expanded early in-person voting, enhanced absentee ballot tracking, and permanent...
The Sept. 9 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took place at the National Constitution...
In 1862, the federal government passed the Morrill Act which ultimately allocated over 10 million acres of land to states...
In museums across the United States, you can see artifacts and human remains that belong to the native peoples who...
Typical Black families in the United States have 15 cents on the dollar compared to typical white families, according to...
In the years following the Civil War, formerly enslaved Black Americans in the South were promised "40 acres and a...
State Rep. Helena Scott (D-Detroit) celebrated Juneteenth this year by showing up at a historic ballpark, watching as her bill...
Juneteenth marks our nation's second independence day — when the last of America's slaves were freed by executive decree. Though...
In February 2021, The Atlantic launched "Inheritance," a multi-year reporting project about American history, Black life and the resilience of...
The history of the United States is intertwined with the history of Native Americans, but it’s not always told that...
The City of Detroit, with its close proximity to Canada — where slavery was abolished in 1833 — played a...