Feb 25 A Black community in Louisiana was eligible for historic landmark designation. The National Park Service withdrew it from consideration By Jack Brook, Associated Press The agency withdrew the 11-mile stretch of land known as Great River Road from consideration for National Historic Landmark designation at the request of state officials, who celebrated the move as a win for economic development. Continue reading
Oct 25 As Britain's former colonies ask for slavery reparations, King Charles says past can't be changed By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain's former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave… Continue reading
Dec 28 Presidential candidate Nikki Haley left out slavery when asked what caused the Civil War. Then she backtracked By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Haley was asked Wednesday at a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the war. Continue reading
Dec 19 New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America The bill signing comes at a time when various places throughout the United States attempt to figure out how to best reckon with the country's dark past. Continue reading
Jul 03 King of the Netherlands formally apologizes for country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition By Ahmad Seir, Mike Corder, Associated Press King Willem-Alexander said, “I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.” Slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean on July 1, 1863. Most enslaved laborers were… Continue reading
Mar 28 Vice President Harris confronts painful past, envisions future during visit to Africa By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press Harris on Tuesday stepped through the black doors of a colonial-era seaside fort and down into the dungeons, touring a site where millions of enslaved Africans were held captive before they were loaded onto ships bound for the Americas. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 6:16 Harris visits Africa to strengthen U.S. ties and counter Chinese influence By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Vice President Kamala Harris is in Africa this week for a three-country tour focused on economic development and security. Over nine days, she’ll meet with leaders in Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia. Her travel follows other high-level trips to the continent… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 5:27 The changing relationship between the U.S. and African nations By Amna Nawaz As Vice President Kamala Harris tours Africa, Amna Nawaz explores the realities on the ground there and the changing relationship between the U.S. and the 56 nations of the continent with Gyude Moore, the director of the Africa Initiative at… Continue watching
Mar 14 San Francisco proposes reparations, includes $5 million for eligible Black people Tuesday's meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will include a presentation by San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee, which released its draft report in December. Continue reading
Mar 09 Virginia judge rules human embryos are 'chattel' based on centuries-old slave laws By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner is being criticized by some for wrongly and unnecessarily delving into a time in Virginia history when it was legally permissible to own human beings. Continue reading