
By Catarina Demony, Reuters — Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Tuesday his country should apologise and take responsibility for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, the…
By Catarina Demony, Reuters — Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Tuesday his country should apologise and take responsibility for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, the…
We rightly celebrate Abraham Lincoln for helping end slavery. But we shouldn’t forget the unstoppable force that also brought down the Slave Power: the several million slaves who left the…
An apology only counts when there is a genuine process of reparation and reform. The people of the Dutch Caribbean are still waiting, says writer Jermain Ostiana. By Jermain Ostiana,…
African Americans are returning to countries like Ghana more than 400 years after their ancestors left Africa as slaves. Many say they want either to reconnect to history, or resettle…
The Caribbean Community Secretariat, Guyana — The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, and Chairman…
… 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…
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…
By Cassandra Berman — In the fall of 2014, Georgetown University’s student newspaper, the Hoya, ran an article by undergraduate columnist Matthew Quallen titled “Georgetown, Financed by Slave Trading.” Published the…
By David Comissiong — Now that our Caribbean governments have launched a serious effort to secure the payment of Reparations for the tremendous damage inflicted on the people of Africa…
Global Coalition Releases Declaration on International Day for People of African Descent — Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo Pledges Support. Accra, Ghana — To mark this year’s International Day for People of…
By Unesco — On the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Saint Domingue, today the Republic of Haiti, saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a…
The descendants are the progeny of 272 enslaved men, women and children sold in 1838 by the Jesuit owners of Georgetown University. By Deepa Bharath, AP — Last year, the…