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In her elegant essay collection, “Lessons for Survival,” Emily Raboteau confronts climate collapse, societal breakdown and the Covid pandemic while trying to raise children in a responsible way. LESSONS FOR [...]

It's been two years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, one we can celebrate together as a nation. The signing of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in [...]

Shared histories and stories help keep families together. Families that have the wherewithal may even chart genealogies, craft symbolic imagery (think crests and shields) and convey what the English have [...]

It was a regular January evening in a household like many others, in which three kids would be going to school (or not) the next day, depending on the latest [...]

''Black people -- we need a better publicist,'' the comedian Wanda Sykes declares in her new Netflix special, ''Not Normal.'' Ms. Sykes has just told the story of a black [...]

On a bright, cold morning last November, I walked Boston's Black Heritage Trail, a hidden gem among the city's trove of historic sites. I had followed it decades ago as [...]

''Hi! I'm Virginia, from Virginia.'' I still remember the sound of her voice, puffed as if meringue whisked in air. The Southern accent gave me a start in this crisp [...]

In Wakanda, the techno-brilliant African nation of the Marvel film ''Black Panther,'' black warrior women don't wear wigs. Compelled to conceal her shaved head to carry off an undercover mission, [...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Amid the cultural amplification of Donald Trump's brand of belittling speech, college campuses are wrestling with how to respond to emboldened acts of expressive racism. During [...]

The violent furor that erupted this summer over the removal of Confederate monuments in several cities was a stark reminder that Americans remain trapped in the residue of slavery and [...]

The article presents a project by "The New York Times" to feature the heirlooms of African American families during the celebration of the 2022 Juneteenth holiday. Also cited are how kinship and family bonds endured during the African diaspora to the U.S., and some African American heirlooms like piece of clothing, hair products, jewelry, luggage, and cookbooks.

The author reflects on tight race in Montana involving Democratic senator Jon Tester and mentions African-American history in the state, race hatred, and how Tester castigated Donald Trump for his policy of separating immigrant families.