Let’s be clear: Nobody likes being told what to do. I hate it when my mortgage company sends me an email letting me…
It has almost become a mantra these days: “I can’t believe that this is happening in 2017.” The way race relations…
Her mother-in-law’s paternal roots lie in what was once Texas’ richest county, made so off the backs of slaves.
I stopped watching broadcast news five years ago, after a sex crime was reported in close proximity to where I live.…

Stop. Before you object to my use of the word “slave,” let us be clear: I do not mean “slave” in the way you are…
After last night, the ABC show Black-ish should change its name to Black-AF. Kenya Barris and crew decided that they…
A California high school’s “unique learning experience” designed to teach its students about slavery is drawing…
A reader encounters the proverbial brick wall that African Americans encounter in antebellum genealogy research.
When Donald Trump campaigned on the slogan “Make America great again,” many of us saw it for what it was: coded…
What is a Negro Bed Wench?
Seems like one Alabama mayor wants to collect all the white supremacist last-place trophies, including those that…
Contrary to popular belief, slavery was never outlawed in the United States. This statement is not a debatable,…
“A sense of safety transforms the spirit.” —- Georgia
One of the most infamous tactics used in America’s history of delaying and denying justice is “sparking a…
On Saturday, HBO aired its original movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, an adaptation of the book of the…
After dedicating last week to the one-woman show that was Aisha Hinds’ Emmy consideration reel, Underground returns…
Last year Georgetown University acknowledged the role it played in slavery when, in 1838, it benefited from the sale…
This week’s episode of Underground, “Minty” came at a special time. Yes, it literally aired two hours earlier than…
This week’s episode is all about choices. The choices that we make. The choices that we sometimes convince ourselves…