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From the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond, powerful Black women writers have created a ripple effect, inspiring future generations of Black women to pen their own powerful narratives.

Yascha Mounk argues that democracy and liberalism are not synonymous and counsels Americans to look to the examples of Hungary, India and Turkey.

Her suit is a reminder that it’s getting harder for powerful men to pay for women’s silence.

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the country carried out a wave of unconstitutional raids that affected as many as 1.8 million people.

In 1946, Viola Desmond insisted on sitting in the whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theater, and now she's being put on the $10 bill for her bravery.

After the nine-day strike, West Virginia teachers won a 5 percent pay increase.

Professor responsible for concept spotlighted in McDormand’s acceptance speech tells the Guardian how it can boost diversity.

FCC snafu; Net fight goes on; Targeting telecoms; Who uses what; Dog bites man; Great firewall

West Virginia shows that we can fight back and win. We talk to two teachers to assess the tentative settlement and what comes next.

Stagnant wages, slow growth and high unemployment delivered the election’s populist uprising