California became the first state in the nation to come up with a plan to address reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of anti-Black racism in the United States….
By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony, Reuters — France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in…
By Muvija M, Reuters — The Church of England’s 100 million pound fund to address its historical links to the slave trade is too small and should be expanded at…
The lawsuit claims that Alabama’s system of prison labor generates massive profits for private businesses and revenues for the state by forcing incarcerated people to work for little or no…
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed – for lack of a better word – is good. Greed is right. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of…
Largest cluster of sunken vessels from the 18th and 19th centuries have been identified, bearing ‘silent witness’ to the colonial past. By Dalya Alberge, The Guardian — They were the…
The Transatlantic Slave Trade lasted for more than 400 years. By Candace McDuffie, The Root — The legacy of slavery still has modern-day repercussions for Black Americans. It lasted four…
The set of bills notably excludes direct cash payments. By Lara Korte, Politico — California state lawmakers introduced a slate of reparations bills on Wednesday, including a proposal to restore…
Brazil has finally started hearing very public demands for reparations for its role in slavery. By Eléonore Hughes, AP — The executive manager for institutional relations at a Brazilian state…
By Sarah Pruitt, History — Though exact totals will never be known, the transatlantic slave trade is believed to have forcibly displaced some 12.5 million Africans between the 17th and 19th centuries;…
The Cost of Inheritance The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special, is an hour-long documentary that explores the complex issue of reparations in the United States using a thoughtful…
By Francis Kokutse , AP — Delegates at a reparations summit in Ghana agreed Thursday to establish a Global Reparation Fund to push for overdue compensation for millions of Africans enslaved…