The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

The American Civil War destroyed slavery in the South. At first, most white Americans denied what would eventually seem self-evident. But black Americans saw clearly that the sectional conflict was ...

Why are 40 million people currently living as slaves? Following the unprecedented success of Why Democracy? and Why Poverty? The Why is launching a series of ground-breaking documentary films ...

A newly conceptualized series of documentary screenings hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research at UC Santa Barbara kicks off on Nov. 6, with “Slavery by Another Name.” Based on Douglas ...

Give things a 'second thought' when you get your nails done She hopes the result (along with the documentary) will bring more awareness to people who may not realise slavery is happening in many ...

A BBC documentary Slavery on the High Street will show the true scope of the gang’s crimes. Victims were also forced to work ...

executive producer of the 90 minute documentary for PBS. “In telling the story of what happened to African Americans over the 80 year period of “neo-slavery”, we hope to add a significant ...

The writer and podcaster's documentary, Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars, explores the origins and evolution of ...