The Caribbean Community Secretariat, Guyana — The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, and Chairman…
Teach for America Executive Director Randolph “Randy” Ward shares what teachers, administrators, and policy makers need to do to ensure Black students have an excellent education. By Aziah Siid, Word…
… 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…
African leaders must be more imaginative and proactive in pooling their efforts and setting the agenda. By Howard W. French, Foreign Policy — At the conclusion of the Berlin Conference…
The Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone (PEACE) Act of 2022 would change federal law to state that a law enforcement officer may only use deadly force or less lethal…
By Derek Major, Black Enterprise — The Boston City Council voted unanimously to study how it can provide reparations and other forms of atonement to Black Bostonians for its history…
The unanimous vote means Boston now joins a conversation about reparations that is happening across the country. By Michael Casey, Associated Press — The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to…
The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol recommended Donald Trump be charged with multiple crimes. By Greg Walters, VICE — Congress has never recommended that a former…
Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery and the slave trade. By Robin van Lonkhuijsen, Jan Hennop, AFP — Dutch Prime…
Dr. Jared Ball interviewed by BWMN’s Dr. Todd Burroughs after being named a 2022 Freedom Scholar. Dr. Jared Ball is the host of iMiXWHATiLiKE! with Jared Ball podcast, the flagship…
By Wayne State University — The Mellon Foundation awarded a $6 million grant to Wayne State University to launch a cluster hire program that will recruit and hire 30 new…
Statement by Dr. Ron Daniels, Convenor of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), on President Biden’s Apology for American Slavery. The U.S. Africa Summit finally received some press…