Postcards: Lisbon plaques remember Portugal’s “silenced” role in slavery
CATARINA DEMONY and MIGUEL PEREIRA, of Reuters, report from the Portuguese capital…
“Where the rubber meets the road”: US cities start racism reparations as national efforts languish
After decades of stalled attempts in Congress at redress for slavery or structural racism, dozens of local efforts are now moving forward. CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Barbados PM Mottley calls for slavery reparation conversations
London, UKReuters Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley used a speech in London on Wednesday to call for a global conversation on reparations for countries that saw their people enslaved, sometimes for centuries, under colonial rule. “The conspiracy of silence has diminished the horror of what our people faced,” Mottley said in a lecture at the […]
Countries should mull slavery reparations despite complex legal claims – UN
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United Nations said on Tuesday countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of African descent, though legal claims are complicated by the time passed and the difficulty in identifying perpetrators and victims. A protester holds a sign during a rally to demand that the […]
“Atoning for a wrong”: US colleges confront slavery ties with descendant scholarships
DAVID SHERFINSKI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that while, from Harvard to Georgetown, universities and colleges are facing up to their links to slavery, but advocates say more must be done…
Essay: Churches must lead development in Black communities – if they want it to get done
QUINTON E PRIMO, says in an article first published on Religion News Service that Black churches are primed to lead a new kind of movement, one centred on economic development and closing the staggering racial wealth gap…
Sight-Seeing: Let’s review – Slavery benefitted white people
ANDRE HENRY, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says we’re not done covering the basics of anti-racism in America. Even some Black people are confused…
US Vice President Harris critiques Florida’s slavery view at AME churchwomen’s meeting
United StatesRNS In a speech to a women’s convention of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris responded to a written invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the state’s controversial standards for teaching the history of slavery in public schools. “I’m here in Florida and I will tell you there is […]
African, Caribbean nations join forces to call for reparations for slavery
Reuters Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy in today’s society. The University of the West Indies, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union, Barbados’ government, grant-making network Open Society […]
EU says slavery inflicted “untold suffering”, hints at reparations
Reuters The European Union said on Tuesday that Europe’s slave-trading past inflicted “untold suffering” on millions of people and hinted at the need for reparations for what it described as a “crime against humanity”. From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported by mostly European ships […]