
Keeping the promise of “40 acres and a mule” might have transformed life for Black Americans. A movement to secure payments for descendants of enslaved people rages on. By Fabiola…
Keeping the promise of “40 acres and a mule” might have transformed life for Black Americans. A movement to secure payments for descendants of enslaved people rages on. By Fabiola…
Lumumba served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) from June until September 1960. He was murdered by Belgian mercenaries the following year…
By Julianne Malveaux — Juneteenth, or June 19, 2022, was marked with fireworks and concerts, parades, and proclamations, a big difference from Juneteenth a year ago when President Biden signed…
Appointment will help further organization’s fight for justice. New York, NY — The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), has announced that Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor, founder of the National…
The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path. By Julie Turkewitzn, The New York Times — Gustavo Petro,…
By Herb Boyd — It was a festive occasion at City College on Nov. 20, 1998 when the great writer George Lamming was saluted with the Langston Hughes Medallion, a…
Sunday, June 19, 2022 — Building a Culture of Reparation: Juneteenth National Forum on Reparations: An inspirational, educational, mobilizing, organizing gathering. Convened by the Global Circle of Reparations and Healing…
History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered under the system, only those who profited. By…
As we celebrate Juneteenth, our fight for racial equality continues. By Kaitlin Byrd, Harper’s Bazaar — As a Black woman, Juneteenth is a celebration for my ancestors. It is a chance to remember…
By Bailey Loosemore, Louisville Courier Journal — Three days before Juneteenth — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the 1800s — Mayor Greg Fischer apologized to Louisville’s…
After enduring decades of exploitation at the hands of the French, Haiti somehow ended up paying reparations – to the tune of nearly $30 billion in today’s money. By Marlene…
AFRICOM regards itself as sleek and deadly effective, but operations resemble previous neocolonial interventions. By Jonathan Ng, Truthout — This March, Malian forces attacked Moura, a small sunbaked town in the…