By Catarina Demony, Reuters — Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people,…
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This push comes right off the heels of MAGA Republicans launching attacks on DEI and efforts to make equality real. Young voters want Democrats like Pres. Biden to act and…
New Zealand’s reparations for the Māori people are an example the United States can follow in pursuit of racial justice for Black and Native American communities. By Fabiola Cineas, Stanford…
Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher are asking the state supreme court to allow their historic lawsuit to proceed. By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian — The two remaining survivors of…
On April 2, State’s High Court to consider whether the survivors, both 109, can continue their fight for justice. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Business Wire) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will…
By Sir Hilary McD. Beckles — It took all of the nineteenth century, beginning with the Haitian Declaration of Independence in 1804 and ending with the act of emancipation of…
Judge Caroline Wall dismissed the Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’ 2020 lawsuit “with prejudice.” By Nakylah Carter, ABC News — Attorney reads statement from Tulsa Race Massacre survivors on lawsuit dismissal…
Investing in programs, resources, and physical spaces by and for Black youth is critical to narrowing generationally inherited disparities in wealth, health, and beyond. By Torie Weiston-Serdan, YES! — The…
Written by actor and playwright Jeremy O. Harris, the London version of the play, which also offered “Black Out” performances on Broadway, stars Kit Harington. By Georg Szalai, The Hollywood…
Legislators lay out 2024 reparation package, with more in years to come. By Robert J. Hansen, Observer — California’s Legislative Black Caucus on Feb. 21 unveiled its 2024 reparations package…
By Muvija M, Reuters — The Church of England’s 100 million pound fund to address its historical links to the slave trade is too small and should be expanded at…
Can ”reparationist“ be a distinct identity, akin to feminist or abolitionist, a label worn with pride by progressives who believe in reparative compensation for Black people? By Trevor Smith, YES!…
