A little-known Civil War story illuminates America’s broken promise to Black America. By Bennett Parten, Zócalo Public Square — Americans get Sherman’s March all wrong. Ask anyone who’s seen Gone…
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By Cassandra Berman — In the fall of 2014, Georgetown University’s student newspaper, the Hoya, ran an article by undergraduate columnist Matthew Quallen titled “Georgetown, Financed by Slave Trading.” Published the…
“Let It Be Known” host Stacy Brown is joined by Dr. Ron Daniels Mixing racism throughout GOP’s crime narrative, Alabama Republican Sen. Tuberville calls reparations BS and descendants of slaves…
Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and Convener of the National African Reparations Commission, released the statement below following the remarks made by…
By David Comissiong — Now that our Caribbean governments have launched a serious effort to secure the payment of Reparations for the tremendous damage inflicted on the people of Africa…
By Oluwadamilola Animashaun, Stanford Center for Racial Justice — In a move hailed as a major step for racial justice and the documentation of history, the Task Force to Study and Develop…
Bolivia makes progress in reparations for victims of the dictatorships (1964-1982). By teleSUR — The Minister of Justice, Iván Lima, highlighted this Sunday that Bolivia is making progress in the…
By Unesco — On the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Saint Domingue, today the Republic of Haiti, saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a…
The descendants are the progeny of 272 enslaved men, women and children sold in 1838 by the Jesuit owners of Georgetown University. By Deepa Bharath, AP — Last year, the…
Covering up slavery in the birth of the US. Lawmakers are seeking to downplay the role that slavery played in the development of the United States, but history tells a…
Some fear that if children learn about slavery, they will lose respect for the founders. But they can appreciate those who fought for equality. By Stephanie Coontz, Los Angeles Times…
Part I: History and Black Land Stewardship. By Lisa Betty, Ethical Style Journal — “The middle passage itself was a rupture in the Atlantic ocean’s ecological maintenance.” Damani Maurice Black…
