He held teaching positions at various colleges before returning to school in 1907 and becoming the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in zoology (magna cum laude) from the University of Chicago.

Analysts stress African “agency” in dealings with the Chinese. African governments try to negotiate better deals, with varying success. But agency cannot obscure the asymmetry in relations.

A U.S. House of Representatives committee plans to hold a hearing this week on the topic of reparations for slavery, the first hearing on the topic in more than a decade. The legacy of slavery still ...