Nana Akufo-Addo said compensation for the trauma of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is long overdue and compared Africa’s lack of reparations to the enormous sums paid to slaveholders at the…
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CARICOM Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana — A symbolic reconnection between Africa and the Caribbean diaspora occurred on Friday 29 at the CARICOM Secretariat when Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Armstrong Alexis, welcomed…
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…
Toni Morrison said it best, “The function, the very serious function of racism is a distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over…
Collaborative Process for Repair to Begin Vatican City, July 18, 2022 — Under the umbrella of the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing, a delegation of global reparations leaders was received…
History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered under the system, only those who profited. By…
In the middle of April, 2015 at York College in New York City, some 200 reparations leaders from 22 countries came together in a strong show of international solidarity at…
Above is a video version of the interactive map on Slate that demonstrates the scale of the transatlantic slave trade. By the conclusion of the trans-Atlantic slave trade at the…
While it is difficult to say how much of the royal family’s wealth is owed to the slave trade, the past links date back to the 16th century. By Tobi…
Unraveling the characteristics of race today requires an understanding of history. By Jamelle Bouie, NYT — In my Jan. 29 newsletter, I wrote a little about the development of the…
Scientists investigated whether genetic data collected from 50,000 volunteers lined up with historical shipping manifests. By Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine — A sweeping survey of more than 50,000 people’s DNA…
It is impossible to quantify how much the slave trade impacted the reputation of African mathematics, but we are slowly regaining a better perspective. By Michael Brooks, Independent — In…
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