Kari Polanyi Levitt reflects on her education and career as an economist, in the UK, Canada, and the Caribbean. As an undergraduate at LSE, she studied with scholars such as Nicholas Kaldor and W. Arthur Lewis. Once in Canada, she...

The real Pirates of the Caribbean were far more complex—and sometimes more brutal—than the swashbuckling legends in movies. From the late 1600s to the early 1700s, this region was a hotspot for piracy, where sailors turned outlaw raided...

Learn about the growth in popularity of coffee and its connections with black history in Britain, in this lesson starter for use with KS3 pupils. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town...

Orlando Patterson, a historical and cultural sociologist, is John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of the West Indies, his alma mater, and the London...

In 2021, The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy IUPUI bestowed its highest global honor to Dr. M. Starita Boyce-Ansari for her years of service to the Black community. December 2020, Dr. M. Starita Boyce-Ansari founded The New 3Rs,...

The Spanish-American War, triggered by the mysterious destruction of an American warship in Cuba, swiftly ended Spanish colonial rule and established the U.S. as a dominant global power.

Average price of a slave 200 years ago: $40,000. Average price of a slave now: $90. Check out our special slideshow on human trafficking on href='http://www.trust.org/slideshow/?id=0ef2566c-f18b-4b4e-9562-c3b35b34d6d8' target='_blank'...