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Ghana to black Americans: Come home. We’ll help you build a life here.

UVA Professor of Civil Rights and Justice Kevin Gaines discusses, in the Washington Post, Ghana's effort to attract African Americans following racist violence and killings by police.

Kevin Gaines

Can the 'Spirit of 1776' heal our nation in 2020?

If she could reappear on this Independence Day, the former First Lady almost certainly would decry current authoritarian regimes across the globe and their attempts to violate our republic’s independence. She also would demand that the United States reimagine, and truly achieve, liberty and equality for all 21st century Americans.

Barbara Perry

As the men of stone fall, who should rise up and take their place?

Historian Kevin Gaines wants to see memorials to the countless enslaved people, who were sold and separated from families. "I prefer commemorating this collective experience to the usual elevation... of an individual historical figure."

Kevin Gaines

June Jobs Report Surpasses Expectations

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu breaks down the June jobs report.

Chris Lu

Thursday’s Stock Market Open: US Equities Jump On Strong June Jobs Report

Chris Lu, a former Obama White House official, commented the jobs report should be taken in context. “Data is from mid-June as states were reopening,” he tweeted. “More than 40% of country is now reversing/pausing reopening. An additional 1.5 million people are filing for unemployment every week. Way too early for any victory lap.”

Chris Lu

The Anticipation Builds

With Rep. Joe Kennedy taking on a Democratic senator in Massachusetts and Amy Kennedy seeking the Democratic nomination for a House seat in New Jersey, Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia talks about the latest round of Kennedys seeking to keep their political family tradition alive.

Barbara Perry