For most of my life, my name alone has identified me to others as being Hispanic or Latina. I am proud of my heritage and as a result, Hispanic Heritage month holds a particular significance for me. My maternal...
As I write this, President Biden has just signed a bill to make Juneteenth the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was added in 1983. This is great news, and Juneteenth should be celebrated by...
Slavery in the United States The first documented record of enslaved Africans arriving in America occurred in 1619. “Some 20 and odd Negroes” landed at Point Comfort, in the English settlement that would soon become Virginia. Their arrival was...
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