In her new book, Franchise, Marcia Chatelain explains how black franchise owners became the backbone of the industry.
Author: Cynthia Greenlee
The Decade We Tore Down Our Racist Past
History broke wide open — and so did the arguments about what should be memorialized
Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans
A group of progressive attorneys is refusing to enforce new abortion laws. But in a legal landscape so hostile to choice, is deliberate inaction enough?
How Do You Reclaim a Massacre?
Greensboro didn’t have a “shootout” and Tulsa didn’t have a “race riot.” But it took decades of work for language to catch up to history.
NC Women Embrace Ancient Practice of Death Caregiving
“You continue to fight the good fight, and you have to promise me that you won’t leave anyone behind.”
On eating watermelon in front of white people: “I’m not as free as I thought”
Racism has a powerful, sneaky way of inflicting shame.
How history textbooks reflect America’s refusal to reckon with slavery
Textbooks have been slow to incorporate black humanity in their slavery narratives. And they still have a long way to go.
‘Abortion Regret’ Shows the Long History of a Favorite Anti-Choice Talking Point
Abortion Regret lays out a history of criminalization as a process that includes sowing stigma, creating systems of surveillance, manipulating or compiling new data, and establishing who gets to be a worthy victim.
Meet Three Innovators Shifting the Maternal Health Narrative
Each experiments with telling maternal health stories in her own way, and at least two want to shift the Black maternal health crisis narrative to emphasize Black life, community self-help, and #BlackJoy.
A Real Hot Mess: How Grits Got Weaponized Against Cheating Men
Understanding the Black women who seized a common pantry item—and, with it, power.