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…
Partnership between Glasgow University and University of the West Indies was established as part of a reparative justice programme. By Sally Weale, The Guardian — The world’s first master’s degree…
America’s best-known ornithologist written out of history – Wilson’s warbler, top, will be renamed, as will Audubon’s shearwater, named after John James Audubon. By Keiran Southern, The Times — Birds…
Researchers are at last revealing how slavery and the slave trade shaped the country’s institutions. By Constance Malleret, The Guardian — On 27 July 1825, a brig called Espadarte (Swordfish)…
Documents found by a British researcher and republished by The Washington Post show evidence of the monarchy’s intimate role in the transatlantic slave trade. By Karla Adam, The Washington Post…