“Actually no crime. We had several black servants who were their friends.” Elon was raised in a South Africa quite different from the one that exists today. When he left in 1988 ...

historians and veterans’ advocates against civil servants who say their hands are tied. Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown has entered the fray, introducing a bill he says would help Black ...

Elon’s portrayal of his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa contrasts with his father's comments and others' accounts of their experiences. In response to an in-depth article exposing Elon ...

Black and white women worked side-by-side in the fields. Black and white men who broke their servant contract were equally punished. All were indentured servants. During their time as servants ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...

His evidence that his son wasn't racist? Elon was friends with the family's Black servants. “We had several black servants who were their friends,” he said in an email to the newspaper.

It was supposed to be a program to help Black federal civil servants suffering from the trauma and stress of racism — but it was itself hit by allegations of racism before it even began. Black ...

The federal government has been in court recently fighting a proposed class action lawsuit that was launched by Black public servants and alleges systemic racism within the public service.

Miller, guest curator of the Met exhibit, writes how, in the 18th century, young, dandified Black servants in England were forced to wear gold, brass or silver collars with padlocks and fine ...