The Truth about Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

Black-owned banks were going to close the racial wealth gap—so what happened? Harini Bhat dives into the history books to explore the financial struggles faced by Black Americans from segregation to redlining and examines the role Black banks have played in the economic empowerment of the communities they serve.

In 1909, the North Pole was at the center of a heated controversy: Who had made it there first, Robert Peary or Frederick Cook? But overlooked in the debate was a third explorer, a Black man named Matthew Henson.

In The Margins is a series that covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure, yet captivating tales that offer unique insights into their time and place.

In 1870, 50 years before the 19th Amendment was ratified, thousands of Utah women voted under equal suffrage law, a first in the nation. Leaders of the women’s suffrage movement hoped that Utah would blaze a path for the women’s suffrage and liberation. But the plan completely backfired and Utah women's vote was taken away just 17 years after it was granted.