The Black Scholar Archives

The Black Press historically has countered disinformation that targeted Black voters, but now it is financially connected to Facebook itself.

OSPAAAL, the international, pro-communist organization formed in 1966, decried American imperialism with powerful propaganda.

From 1964 to 1972, at least 300 U.S. cities faced violent upheavals, the biggest led by the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, in Detroit.

A new exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum explores the lyrics and cultural contribution of Tupac Shakur.

Maya Angelou has died.

Although in-person voter fraud is close to nonexistent, it’s a big concern for many voters.

Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” has lost a bit of its protest oomph—in part because of a decades-long denial of its later verses.

How can we help students understand George Floyd's death in the context of institutionalized racism?

Ten lessons from the past and steps we can take now to educate ourselves and our students about how to be a thoughtful consumer of information.

From battles to expand the franchise to the mysteries of turnout, voting is one of the most important things to understand about U.S. politics.

After a massive factory fire in 1911, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to stage a "symbolic funeral."

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