The harm caused by transatlantic chattel slavery is vast, and its repercussions continue to resonate in the lives of the descendants of the enslaved. Scholars have long worked to document,…
Cattle may have been imported from Africa centuries earlier than historians thought. By Andrew Curry, AAAS — Think “cowboy,” and you might picture John Wayne riding herd across the U.S….
Hunter-Gault talked to MPR News host Angela Davis about her latest book, her conversation with Nelson Mandela, how she made history and why Black history needs to be told. By…
By Ralph Tedy Erol, Reuters — Haiti’s most powerful gang leader called for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets against the…
After a quarter of century of combating structural racism and pushing back against the rise of hateful and intolerant far-right policies, the European Network Against Racism believes now is the…
A painful history of destabilizing interventions looms over international efforts to pull together a security force. By Widlore Mérancourt and Amanda Coletta, Washington Post — Antonio Saint Louis lives in…
UN secretary general says no country has comprehensively accounted for the past. By Aamna Mohdin, The Guardian — A UN report calling on countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic…
Ahead of his address at the UN General Assembly, Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel payed tribute to Malcolm X in Harlem. The ceremony marked 63 years since the historic meeting between…
More than 200 people rallied outside San Francisco’s City Hall to urge supervisors to act on reparations for Black residents. By Janie Har, AP — Reparations advocates urged San Francisco…
Georgetown University and the Jesuits have made a $27 million pledge to the descendants of enslaved people sold to fund the school. By Iman Milner, Black Enterprise — Georgetown University…
By Madison Pina, Howard University News Service — Unity and service were two ideas that Howard University’s 18th president, Ben Vinson III, focused on during his speech on Friday at…
By Matt Spetalnick, Reuters — The Biden administration is preparing to unveil new regulatory measures to allow more U.S. financial support for small private businesses in Cuba, a person familiar…