The transatlantic slave trade is a chapter of history shrouded in myths and half-truths. Often romanticized or simplified, its complexity can be overwhelming. Yet, understanding this period is crucial ...
The federal Liberals want to increase the size of Canada’s military reserves by 10-fold to nearly 300,000 from just under 30,000. And one of the Department of National Defence’s (DND) primary methods ...
If the federal government hasn’t reopened by the time you’re reading this column, then you’ve lived to witness the Democratic Party break a lamentable record of engineering the longest government ...
“I rode my favorite camel Asfar, a sweet-natured animal, into the Libyan oasis town of Murzuq.” This line, from Justin Marozzi’s “Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in ...
A dogcatcher’s wagon for a school bus, dirt floors in classrooms and student-installed electricity were all the students and staff had at the Monroe School in Greene County when its doors opened in ...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has become a target of the Trump administration. The museum's director has stepped down since the White House began examining its exhibits ...
Our columnist on four notable novels. By Alida Becker Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for excellence in ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the H-1B visa program during a news conference on Monday, criticizing how certain tech companies lay off American workers to replace them with ...
Two Indigenous brothers who worked as indentured servants at a Georgian-style manor on Shelter Island are credited with leaving behind their mark more than 100 years ago: pictures of ships carved into ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julia Korn writes about leadership and career development. Robert K. Greenleaf coined the term “servant leadership” in 1970, ...
In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, including on X, Reddit and Facebook. As we previously reported, this claim ...
In 1857, an 18-year-old female slave, Lear Green, who had been repeatedly raped and forced into prostitution by her white owner, one James Noble, was surreptitiously placed in a wooden seaman’s chest ...
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