Slavery Abolition

The fifth of May has been a Mexican holiday since 1862, and has gradually become a bigger one in America. Like many American holidays, it is now encrusted with humbug and commercialism. As with St. Patrick’s Day, many Americans see it solely as an excuse to drink, eat some ethnic…

Skip to comments. Strong Warnings from the Founders and Early American Leaders for America in 2020 IFB ^ | 5/5/20 | Earl Taylor, Jr. Posted on 05/05/2020 9:27:44 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman Dear Friends, One of the most remarkable observations in the study of history is the caution…

US President Donald Trump went to the Lincoln Memorial to relaunch his campaign and call for an end to the pandemic lockdown America US President Donald Trump looks to declare victory, reopen the economy, and move on to his reelection campaign President Donald Trump relaunched his election campaign Sunday with…

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Donald Trump relaunched his election campaign Sunday with a live television event inside the iconic Lincoln Memorial, promising an early coronavirus vaccine and urging Americans to put the pandemic behind them to embrace an “incredible” future. With the two-hour long Fox News “town hall,” Trump…

President Donald Trump relaunched his election campaign Sunday with a live television event inside the iconic Lincoln Memorial, promising an early coronavirus vaccine and urging Americans to put the pandemic behind them to embrace an "incredible" future. With the two-hour long Fox News "town hall," Trump sought to wrap himself…

President Trump retweeted a claim on Saturday evening by a Twitter follower that he had been the best president for black people in the history of the United States.The tweet by Kenyan David Kyalo Musyoka wrote: 'Trump has done more for Blacks than all the other Presidents combined! Are we…

(AP/Getty/Salon) Trump apparently thinks he’s done more than end slavery per his appeal to black voters Bob Brigham May 3, 2020 12:36AM (UTC) This article originally appeared on Raw Story President Donald Trump made eye-brow raising claims about how he has impacted African Americans on Saturday. With the public health…

On another busy day on the box, Villanelle is back in London in Killing Eve, The Real Marigold Hotel and First Dates Hotel are both back, and there's the last-ever episode of Homeland . . . Pick of the Day Killing Eve, 10.15pm, RTÉ One Even though I kinda gave up…

Like Frederick Douglass, we can find inspiration for this moment in the oldest story of rebirth and renewal. April 26, 2020 Professor of American History at Yale University Trent Parke / MagnumThose with power who are planning our resurgence from the coronavirus need imagination and, above all, the humility of…

Skip to comments. Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings Axios ^ | 4/24/20 32 minutes ago | Jonathan Swan Posted on 04/24/2020 3:41:47 PM PDT by conservative98 President Trump plans to pare back his coronavirus press conferences, according to four sources familiar with the internal deliberations.He may stop appearing…