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CNN — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black History Month, the 11 members of the city’s Board . . .
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton speaks during a meeting at City Hall Tuesday in San Francisco. CNN — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black […]
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton speaks during a meeting at City Hall Tuesday in San Francisco. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP) By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cindy Von Quednow | CNN San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On […]
Harvey Matthews remembers spending time in Moses Macedonia African Cemetery as a child growing up in the vibrant River Road community of Bethesda, Maryland. Hundreds of formerly enslaved Black people and their descendants are believed to be buried in the cemetery. But as Matthews got older, he watched developers bulldoze the area, bury the cemetery […]
According to a recent Lohud article, New York’s 16th District Congressman Jamaal Bowman was one of the original sponsors of House Resolution 414 in 2023. This resolution provides a comprehensive narrative that outlines the history of slavery in America and underscores the enduring impacts that continue to afflict Black people in the United States. House […]
A judge with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ruled an 1866 treaty offers path to citizenship for Black slave descendants. In the United States, a judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) has ruled in favour of citizenship for two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, potentially paving the way for hundreds of […]
FILE – Residents, landowners and supporters of the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island fill a courtroom, Sept. 12, 2023, in Darien, Ga. Two weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected the tiny Georgia island community populated by the descendants of enslaved people, its Black residents hope to force a vote that […]
Descendants of Black slaves in a tiny island community in the US state of Georgia have resumed a long-time legal battle against local government officials over a proposal to eliminate protections that for decades helped shield the Gullah-Geechee residents from high taxes and pressure to sell their land to developers. On Thursday, the residents of […]
Many people claim the way to solve the disparities between the races in the United States is to pay reparations, compensation in the form of money, homes, or land, to compensate Black citizens and acknowledge the harm caused by Black enslavement in America. If a reparations proposal is passed, how does America come up with […]
Many people claim the way to solve the disparities between the races in the United States is to pay reparations, compensation in the form of money, homes, or land, to compensate Black citizens and acknowledge the harm caused by Black enslavement in America. If a reparations proposal is passed, how does America come up with […]