Weeks after William and Kate’s controversial Caribbean tour, more nations signal plans to ditch the monarchy By Shanti Das, The Guardian — Sitting across from the prime minister of Antigua and…
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…
Research commissioned by Bank in the wake of Black Lives Matter uncovers grim history of colonial Grenada. By Jasper Jolly — In the late 18th century Britain’s Caribbean island colony…
IN SUMMARY A task force is helping state officials examine how African Americans have been harmed by slavery and systemic racism and, weighing that, how the state should respond. What…
By Michael Harriot, TheGrio — On Sept. 30, 2020, 401 years after human traffickers landed in Virginia and sold Africans to English settlers, California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 3121. The legislation…
Above is a video version of the interactive map on Slate that demonstrates the scale of the transatlantic slave trade. By the conclusion of the trans-Atlantic slave trade at the…
While it is difficult to say how much of the royal family’s wealth is owed to the slave trade, the past links date back to the 16th century. By Tobi…
By Benjamin Cooper and Tony Jones, The Press Association — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Caribbean tour faces further protests with Jamaican campaigners accusing the Queen and her predecessors…
By Danica Coto, AP — Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare…
Unraveling the characteristics of race today requires an understanding of history. By Jamelle Bouie, NYT — In my Jan. 29 newsletter, I wrote a little about the development of the…
These letters from Black Americans to the people who once controlled their lives show a desire for freedom and a desperate longing to be reunited with their families. By Gillian…