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W.H. Council founded Alabama A&M University

March 2, 2025

By Dannie Gore, Sr. W.H. Council was born in Fayetteville, NC, in 1848. When he’s was nine years old, he was carried by slave traders to Alabama, where he worked in the cotton fields until set free as a result of the Civil War. He attended one of the first schools opened by Northern teachers […]

Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy as a Slave Owner

February 21, 2024

By Dannie Gore Sr. Few people know that Thomas Jefferson conducted a leveraged loan using slaves as collateral. Thomas Jefferson mortgaged 150 of his enslaved workers to build Monticello, with a Dutch company putting up money. Mortgaging people to buy other people. A large part of Europe had abolished slavery in 1848, but Europeans were […]

News

July 4, 2023

Here are selected headlines featuring The New3Rs and its founder, Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari. https://www.blackenterprise.com/new-yorks-youngest-racial-justice-philanthropists-gain-international-attention/ https://vimeo.com/823734584 https://talk-out-of-school.simplecast.com/episodes/tos3-12-23 The New3Rs – The Anthony Family https://youtu.be/Gc_JAShcieM The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org) H.E.R. I Can’t Breathe – The New 3Rs on Vimeo Founder of […]