The fears driving U.S. policy toward China draw from the deep racist currents that have always poisoned this society. By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout — Is the increasing influence of China…
By CMC — Chairman of Grenada’s National Reparations Commission (GNRC), Arley Gill, is calling on European institutions still benefiting from the legacy of slavery to apologize and atone for the…
By CMC — Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Keith Rowley has called for an “overall understanding of the African condition” urging nationals to go beyond the celebrations of…
By CMC — Former prime minister of Jamaica and Caribbean statesman, P.J. Patterson says full human emancipation requires freedom from all forms of discrimination and subjugation which retard the attainment…
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…
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…