CARICOM Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana — A symbolic reconnection between Africa and the Caribbean diaspora occurred on Friday 29 at the CARICOM Secretariat when Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Armstrong Alexis, welcomed…
Bill Russell leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of winning championships and civil rights activism during a time of racial segregation. By Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation — On May 1, 1968,…
At the time, Gallup polls showed that fewer than 20% of Americans approved of interracial marriage. By Matthew Delmont, The Conversation — On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing…
In this week’s Reparation Conversation, Edward Sisson offers a perspective on the debt the British Royal family owes the Caribbean. His article comes on the heels of Digicel CEO, Denis…
In Jewish tradition, an apology is only part of the repentance process t’shuva. Germany continues to provide reparations to Holocaust survivors. By Bernie M. Farber, Toronto Star — On Dec….
Over 95 universities are officially studying their ties to slavery. By Michela Moscufo, ABC News — Universities across the country are studying their relationship to slavery and are being called…
Leaders of the Global Reparations Movement met at the Vatican to discuss the Catholic Church’s involvement with the Transatlantic Slave Trade and ways in which the church can make amends…
Weary of waiting for the federal government to act on reparations for black Americans, churches and other faith groups have started their own programs. By Julia Duin, Newsweek — On…
By Ronald Sanders — I am indebted for the title of this commentary to the Honourable Bruce Golding, former prime minister of Jamaica, who has been and remains one of…
Over 470 people have been killed, injured or are missing in recent violence, according to the U.N., as gangs expand their control and threaten the presidential palace. By Maria Abi-Habib…
The long shadow of systemic racism continues to harm generations of Black agricultural communities that face entrenched economic obstacles to success. By Wesley Brown, Civil Eats — Eugene “Butch” Flenaugh,…
By Henry Giroux, CounterPunch — I consider the survival of National Socialism within democracy to be potentially more menacing than the survival of fascist tendencies against democracy. –Theodor Adorno 1959…