Wheatley’s work has been probed and scrutinized, both during her short life and after her death. But despite that, her verse — and her crucial, early voice against slavery — have endured. Now, as the ...

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The great-great-great-grandniece of Tubman was dedicated to carrying on the legacy of her abolitionist ancestor. Pauline Copes Johnson, one of ...

North Star, created and directed by Kwame Daniels, is coming to the Irish Arts Center in June 2026.  Performances will run ...

Aside from Singapore, which has executed 17 people so far this year, Southeast Asia is retreating from the death penalty.

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A qualitative study of international key informants argues that mental health laws may be inherently discriminatory, making ...

On this day 160 years ago, the United States of America ratified the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, immortalizing a self-evident principle that ...

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Photo by: NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx 2025 11/5/25 via AP New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani added Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing, who has called for the “abolition” of cops, to his ...