
By Scott Pringle, WBGO — A New York State lawmaker will try again in the new year to get legislation passed that will look at giving black New Yorkers reparations…
By Scott Pringle, WBGO — A New York State lawmaker will try again in the new year to get legislation passed that will look at giving black New Yorkers reparations…
For the millions of people incarcerated in the U.S., freezing temperatures amid failing infrastructure can be deadly. By Katie Rose Quandt, Truthout — “The cells don’t have any heat. So,…
Here are 50 “Happy Kwanzaa” greetings and well wishes. Story by Jessica Sager — Kwanzaa is an annual week-long celebration of African and African American culture, honoring pan-African culture, community…
… 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 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…
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…
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is appointing a reparations commission that will “recommend a proposal to begin repairing the harms that have been inflicted” by slavery, segregation and racism. By…
Statewide, just 1 percent of public school teachers are Black men. Even in Boston, which has the highest number of Black male educators, the proportion is just 7 percent. By Christopher…
By Amanda Marcotteand, Salon — After the dramatic arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Bermuda on Monday night, the Department of Justice laid out a series of fraud charges against…
A summit offers the Biden administration a chance to compete with rivals, while testing its commitment to democratic values. By Nosmot Gbadamosi, Foreign Policy — The United States Is Back…
Adams’ comments come amid a renewed push for legislation that would create a reparations study commission in the Empire State, similar to a statewide panel established in California in 2020….