The following is excerpted from “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America”, published in paperback by Henry Holt & Co.

The Department of History's Edda Fields-Black has been named a recipient of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for her research on Harriet Tubman.

Following a controversy-marred cinematic run that saw it earn a way below expectations $200m at the global box office, Disney ...