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…
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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…
![James Baillie, his wife and their four children, painted by Thomas Gainsborough. The Bacolet and Chemin plantations were sold in 1790 to James Baillie.](https://reparationscomm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/james-baillie-and-family-1784-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
![A mural of Harriet Tubman in Cambridge, Maryland.](https://reparationscomm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/harriet-tubman-mural-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
The Underground Railroad conductor’s understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety By Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian — Harriet Tubman successfully navigated…