The streets of Washington, DC are unmistakable. In addition to noting its architecture and monuments, you know you're in the nation’s capital when you can barely go half a city block without spotting a US flag. Two weeks ago, those flags were flying at half-staff, but not in recognition of the passing of a high-ranking public official, as customary. Instead, the half-staff was ordered by the White House in a politicized effort to memorialize the death of a hard-right MAGA you

In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Today, leadership in America is trying to erase this history. This is Part 5 in the series.

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