The Dominican Republic was home to the first black people in the Americas. So why has Europe’s oldest permanent settlement in the Americas turned its back on its African past?…
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The Dominican Republic was home to the first black people in the Americas. So why has Europe’s oldest permanent settlement in the Americas turned its back on its African past?…
Money earned through enslavement played a key role in the eviction of Highlanders in the 18th and 19th centuries, study finds By: Nora McGreevy — Between roughly 1750 and 1860,…
By: Esther Animalu and Skylar Mitchell — (CNN) A city in North Carolina has put on hold a vote on how to allocate $1 million in community reparations to Black…
By: Morgan Cook— The author of a new state law to study options for potential reparations to descendants of enslaved people led a virtual conversation Thursday evening about how to calculate and…
By: Scott Merzbach — AMHERST — An ongoing effort to have Amherst join other communities pursuing reparations for Black Americans will be highlighted with a virtual symposium next month. The…
By Marc Morial, President Nat. Urban League — Each year the National Urban League issues a State of Black America® with specific indicators on the progress or lack thereof for…
By: Isheka N. Harrison— The topic of reparations was discussed heavily during the Democratic primary presidential race in 2019. The HR 40 bill, which seeks to create a commission to…
By: Abayomi Azikiwe— Tulsa was the scene of a violent attack on a thriving African American community nearly a century ago During World War I (1914-1918) and the immediately following…
Vantage Point November 30, 2020 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guest Janice Mathis, Esq. Topic: Phenomenal Black Woman. Guest: Janice Mathis, Esq. Executive Director, National Council of Negro Women, Washington, DC. Ways to listen Live (Radio) — Mondays 3-4PM on WBAI, 99.5FM, Pacifica…
Vantage Point Monday, November 23, 2020 — Vantage Point with host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor. Topics Tribute to Kabili Tayari Reflections on the National Black Independent Political Party…
By the United African Congress — We are deeply disturbed by the escalation of violence following the declaration of war on the regional state of Tigray by PM Abiy Ahmed…
Rep. Gregory Meeks worked with Colombian politicians tied to right-wing paramilitaries to help push for a corporate-friendly “free trade” deal. By Sarah Lazare and Maurizio Guerrero, In These Times —…