World May 21 Hundreds of years after Haiti paid to be free from slavery the costs are still being felt By Ali Rogin
World Sep 22 German president asks country to confront its colonial past Germany's president has called on the country to face its cruel colonial past as he opened a new museum in the capital's center that will be home to two of Berlin's state museums which include looted artifacts from countries in… By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press
Arts Jun 23 Theodore Roosevelt statue at New York museum to be relocated A prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the entrance of The American Museum of Natural History will be removed after years of criticism that it symbolizes colonial subjugation and racial discrimination. By Associated Press
Arts Sep 30 ‘It belongs to us!’: French trial over colonial art grows tense Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza in part was inspired by global protests against racial injustice and colonial-era wrongs unleashed by George Floyd's death in the U.S. at the knee of a white policeman. By Angela Charlton, Associated Press
Nation Jun 30 Spanish colonial monuments fuel racial strife in U.S. Southwest Spain's enduring hold over the territory that is now New Mexico made it unlike other areas in the Southwest and opened the door for memorializing the Spanish influence. By Russell Contreras, Associated Press
Jun 30 Belgium takes down statue, king expresses regret for colonial violence By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press As Belgium marked the 60th anniversary of the end of its colonial rule in Congo, King Philippe's words had resounding significance since none of his predecessors went so far as to convey remorse. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:27 Racial protests mean Africa takes another look at the U.S. — and itself Protests over the killing of George Floyd have struck a global chord. Across the African continent, they have sparked not only demonstrations, but also a new examination of the roles of race, colonialism and exploitation through the centuries. The reputation… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 4:52 How current Japan-South Korea tensions reflect decades of resentment Japan and South Korea, the two most important U.S. allies in northeast Asia, are engaged in an increasingly grave feud. Relations between the two countries took a confrontational turn earlier this summer when Japan announced it would limit exports to… Continue watching
Sep 24 In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder By Levi Gahman and Gabrielle Thongs, The Conversation The Caribbean is facing its second deadly hurricane in as many weeks. The region's extreme vulnerability to disaster also reflects entrenched inequality. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 5:51 Depicting colonialism and globalization through art ‘full of contradiction’ By PBS NewsHour A “Wind Sculpture” by visual artist Yinka Shonibare MBE was recently installed in front of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. It’s the seventh in Shonibare's series of vibrantly colored and patterned public artworks that are made… Continue watching