
By Janie Har, AP — Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating…
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By Janie Har, AP — Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating…
“Those who do not learn their past will never know their power,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told theGrio. “It’s why we must stand together to protect our history and be…
Largest cluster of sunken vessels from the 18th and 19th centuries have been identified, bearing ‘silent witness’ to the colonial past. By Dalya Alberge, The Guardian — They were the…
By Svante Myrick, The Hill — As the Republican primaries slog toward the climax of a likely Trump nomination, I can’t help thinking that we as a country are still dramatically…
By Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill — Advocates are sounding the alarm about growing pushes from conservative-led states to downplay the impact of slavery and racism on U.S. history and…
Fulton County is moving ahead with studying reparations for descendants of people who were enslaved or lived under Jim Crow laws in the county. By DorMiya Vance, WABE — Fulton officially…
The Transatlantic Slave Trade lasted for more than 400 years. By Candace McDuffie, The Root — The legacy of slavery still has modern-day repercussions for Black Americans. It lasted four…
By Patrice Gaines, NBC News — A street sign on a dirt road leading up to a large plot of land in Nakina, North Carolina, lets you know you’re traveling…
Powered by Black World Media Network February 19, 2024 Black History Month Edition of Vantage Point On this Black History Month edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka…
By Sarah Morland, Reuters — Haitian gangs are increasingly economically autonomous, a Geneva-based criminal research group warned, using funds coerced from private businesses, local residents and families of kidnapping victims…
Haiti on brink of civil war, Dominican Republic warns Source: AFP — Haiti is on the verge of civil war, and if the international community does not intervene quickly, the…
Public note on the evolution of Haiti’s crisis from the BSA. Port-au-Prince, January 31th, 2024