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NORTH HAVEN — In recognition of Black History Month, celebrated in February, juniors studying U.S. History at North Haven High School were treated to an interactive Black history experience care of retired New Haven police officer Jeffrey Fletcher. During his Feb. 16 presentation, Fletcher discussed the history of slavery and displayed his collection of historical […]
The Black Reparations Project, an academic initiative at Mills College at Northeastern University, brought together scholars, elected officials and activists from the Bay Area on Friday to discuss what has been done in California and across the country in terms of reparations policies for Black Americans. In addition to compensation, reparations require other actions at […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When it comes to American history, there are a lot of stories. But despite the size of many textbooks, there are lots of stories and people who never make it into the curriculum. One of them is Robert Smalls, a former slave who freed himself, his crew and their families by commandeering […]
The Woodson family members at the Woodson reconciliation ceremony in 1998. Courtesy of Craig Woodson hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Craig Woodson The Woodson family members at the Woodson reconciliation ceremony in 1998. Courtesy of Craig Woodson “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from […]
Discussions about atonement for the enslavement of Black Americans have a long history in the United States, and efforts toward reparations for slavery and racial discrimination have moved forward in some places in recent years. In 2021, Evanston, Illinois, became the first U.S. city to create a reparations plan for its Black residents, and California that […]
Issued on: 21/01/2023 – 14:42Modified: 21/01/2023 – 14:40 Dakar (AFP) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday the histories of the United States and Africa were “intimately connected” by the “tragedy” of slavery, as Washington seeks to strengthen relations with the continent. Speaking at Goree Island off the Senegalese capital of Dakar, the largest slave […]
Racism has to be understood as a social and political construct central to the narrative of this country’s founding and the lives of Black Americans in order to grasp its impact on their health, according to Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of Pulitzer Prize-winning The 1619 Project, who kicked off a training series for health professionals […]
Elis Juliana, a poet, artist and intellectual from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, who died in 2013, once said: “The scars of my people’s feet from Dutch enslavement are still bawling pus.” It’s a vivid statement that captures the dominance of Dutch political and economic power over the Black people of Curaçao and its […]
In 2015, a delegation from the Smithsonian Institution travelled to Mozambique to inform the Makua people of a singular and long-overdue discovery. Two hundred and twenty-one years after it sank in treacherous waters off Cape Town, claiming the lives of 212 enslaved people, the wreck of the Portuguese slave ship the
Waipara Valley viticulturists Pete (pictured) and Alanna Chapman have established a wine label where all its proceeds are sent to Hagar, an international organisation working to stop human trafficking and slavery. Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes A Canterbury wine label has reached its goal of donating $50,000 towards stopping global slavery by the end of […]