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…
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By Reuters — Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations for slavery and…
A Ripple with Prospects for a New Wave in the Continuing Global Quest for Reparations and Repair By Earl Bousquet — It was simply advertised as a “Reparations Forum’, but…
The Caribbean Community Secretariat, Guyana, Wednesday, December 21, 2022 — The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, and Chairman…
… but insist further action needed on reparations front. By Judana Murphy, Jamaica Gleaner — CARICOM Reparations Commission Chairman Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has asserted that The Netherlands is currently…
Global Coalition Releases Declaration on International Day for People of African Descent — Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo Pledges Support. Accra, Ghana — To mark this year’s International Day for People of…
Over 200 leaders and advocates from 22 nations revisited the 2015 Reparations Summit in New York, birth of the NAARC, the CRC’s contribution to galvanizing the movement on four continents…
Friday, April 22, 2022 — A Public Discussion and Reflections on the Historic 2015 International Reparations Summit With the National African American Reparations Commission and the Caricom Reparations Commission. See…
In the middle of April, 2015 at York College in New York City, some 200 reparations leaders from 22 countries came together in a strong show of international solidarity at…
By Huntley Medley, Jamaica Gleaner — The University of the West Indies, UWI, has waded into the global debate about the causes and implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It…
Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles addresses the UN’s commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Durban Conference on Racism and Xenophobia.
Watch Video — Professor Sir Hilary Beckles delivers speech “The Economics of Chattel Slavery in the Caribbean and the Americas.” during the May 20, 2021 virtual symposium on “Reparations Under…
