Fulfilling its obligation as a Town Committee established by the Town Council and Town Manager Paul Bockelman, the African Heritage Reparation Assembly of Amherst (AHRA) today released its final report…
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The harm caused by transatlantic chattel slavery is vast, and its repercussions continue to resonate in the lives of the descendants of the enslaved. Scholars have long worked to document,…
UN secretary general says no country has comprehensively accounted for the past. By Aamna Mohdin, The Guardian — A UN report calling on countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic…
More than 200 people rallied outside San Francisco’s City Hall to urge supervisors to act on reparations for Black residents. By Janie Har, AP — Reparations advocates urged San Francisco…
Georgetown University and the Jesuits have made a $27 million pledge to the descendants of enslaved people sold to fund the school. By Iman Milner, Black Enterprise — Georgetown University…
Our Shared Struggle: The International Imperative for Repair The African Diaspora has a shared struggle to live free from violence and colonization. Centuries of unrelenting exploitation and harm require a…
Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitation. By Donna Ferguson, The Guardian — Caribbean nations are preparing formal letters demanding that…
Caribbean activists helped make reparations a mainstream concept. Now they hope ex-colonial powers will commit to paying, even if it’s not the trillions of dollars slavery is estimated to have…
Reparations advocates urge President Joe Biden to act on HR-40 - Warn Black vote may be in jeopardy On August 25th, the eve of the Rally and March commemorating the...
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Patrick Robinson says reparation for transatlantic slavery ‘is required by history and is required by law’. By Aamna Mohdin, The Guardian — A leading judge at the international court of…
Originally published by The Guardian, June 17, 2020. Firms will make payments to benefit the BAME community and promote diversity. By Kevin Rawlinson — Two major British firms have pledged…
“It’s about PR. It’s not actually dealing with the problem.” By Linda Givetash, NBC News — Too little, too late? As a number of British institutions and corporations respond to Black…
