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…
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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…
By Don Rojas — The young white terrorist who drove over 200 miles to murder 11 innocent black persons while they were grocery shopping in Buffalo, NY, had written “here’s…
Addressing all the damage is going to take more than money — it’s going to take new laws and a deeper understanding of how our climate crisis came to fruition….
US officials insisted during a UN review Thursday that Washington was dedicated to battling racial discrimination, amid mounting calls for reparations after centuries of systemic racism. By Nina Larson, AFP…
By Joshua Aalcides, Capitol Weekly — Compensating the families of Black Californians who were scarred by slavery is a delicate, complex and controversial task — as the unprecedented state panel…
By Herb Boyd, New York Amsterdam News — At a virtual press conference convened on Thursday, July 21, by the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), and moderated by Dr….
By Sherri Kolade, The Michigan Chronicle — In late July, Pope Francis visited Canada and apologized to the Inuit people who suffered generations of abuse at the hands of Canada’s…
Kris Manjapra’s powerful new book explodes the myths around emancipation and reveals why the ghost of slavery still haunts us today. By Stephen Williams, African Business — In Black Ghost of…
Ghana President Akufo-Addo contrasts lack of reparations for enslavement to the awarding of reparations for other atrocities. By Leah Mahon, Voice Online — The President of Ghana has led calls…
Nana Akufo-Addo said compensation for the trauma of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is long overdue and compared Africa’s lack of reparations to the enormous sums paid to slaveholders at the…
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