Mending History: Stories of Long-Awaited Justice For People of Color

All across the country advocates are working to right the wrongs of U.S. history - here are the ways in which they have succeeded

Drawing of the courtroom during the trial of the soldiers involved in the 1917 riot.

If there’s one thing the history books never teach, it’s stories of Black people uniting to fight for our civil rights.

There’s a reason Malcolm X was rarely mentioned in my school books, and when he was it was only in stark contrast to the peaceful protests of Martin Lut…