A former Unilever Executive Vice President, Yaw Nsarkoh, has cautioned African leaders against reducing the reparations debate to what he describes as an “escapist route” in the search for development ...
“Slavery was standard practice throughout human history until it was ended by White people.” This incendiary remark posted by Elon Musk on X captures precisely why our society remains ill-equipped for ...
Juneteenth on Saturday — a newly minted federal holiday — commemorates the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the U.S. 156 years ago. But more than a century and a half after slavery ...
The panel explored how reparations work has developed from grassroots and local initiatives as the government continues to struggle with how ...
The question of reparations for slavery remains one of the most significant and emotionally charged public policy debates in modern society .
Torrey Snow is correct to realize that the discussion of slavery in our country is a complex issue and debate over reparations is bound to be divisive (“What’s lost in the reparations debate,” Dec. 17 ...
The debate over reparations for descendants of slaves catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea from actor Danny Glover and others for lawmakers to address ...
The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates has set off a firestorm of debate once again, this time about race and reparations. In an exhaustive and sweeping piece, “The Case for Reparations,” he skillfully ...
After four years, the Fulton County Reparations Task Force delivered its "Harm Report," explaining how the area has benefited from the institution of slavery. In an effort to build on its research, it ...
After the election of a new Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, lawmakers started debating what vetoes from Gov. Wes Moore to override during the one-day special session. Including a bill to ...