Black History Through Reconstruction
Many people still don’t understand slavery and the case for reparations. This new movie could educate them. | Jenice Armstrong
My mind was racing as I walked out of a screening for the new movie Harriet. Also, I was thinking of a reader who had had the audacity to email me a couple of days earlier about a recent column and make the absurd claim that enslaved Africans had been “content” with their lot.
Africa: Hitting Our Children is a 'Legacy of Colonialism, Slave Trade'
Cape Town — South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of "reasonable and moderate chastisement" is unconstitutional.
America’s last slave ship could offer a case for reparations
MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama steamship owner Timothy Meaher financed the last slave vessel that brought African captives to the United States, and he came out of the Civil War a wealthy man. His descendants, with land worth millions, are still part of Mobile society's upper crust.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on His Debut Novel “The Water Dancer,” Slavery & Reparations
Celebrated writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’s first novel, “The Water Dancer,” was released today.
The disturbing account of a black baby thrown into boiling water and flogged to death by slave-ship captain
Today, many Africans are still living with memories of the pains and brutalities meted out to their ancestors by European and American slave traders. The slave masters didn’t just brutalize adults; black children were also treated with cruelty.
The hidden links between slavery and Wall Street
This month marks 400 years since enslaved Africans were first brought to what is now the United States of America. Slavery was officially abolished in the US in 1865, but historians say the legacy of slavery cannot be untangled from its economic impact.
The African American who moved to Ghana 'to escape US racism'
Having vowed to quit the US after being the victim of what he believed was a racially motivated arrest by police officers, African American Obadele Kambon relocated to Ghana in 2008 - and has never looked back.
Ghana's Year of Return 2019 - Traveler, Tourist or Pilgrim?
"We may call ourselves African Americans but we are truly disconnected from Africa. I say WE because I'm not excluded! I thought 'my people' came from South Carolina ...
Nat Turner Led Southampton Slave Rebellion On This Day In 1831
On this day in 1831, Nathaniel “Nat” Turner led a rebellion of slaves known as the “Southampton Insurrection” against their White owners, which lead to the death of more than 160 people in total. The rally would be the largest uprising, at that point, in United States history.
How Slave Owners Dictated the Language of the 2nd Amendment
Mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, have highlighted once again the importance of the Supreme Court’s 2008 landmark decision District of Columbia v. Heller declaring that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a gun.
How white women’s “investment” in slavery has shaped America today
In the American South before the Civil War, white women couldn’t vote. They couldn’t hold office. When they married, their property technically belonged to their husbands.
400 years since slavery: a timeline of American history
Many Americans’ introduction to US history is the arrival of 102 passengers on the Mayflower in 1620. But a year earlier, 20 enslaved Africans were brought to the British colonies against their will.
How slavery became America’s first big business
Of the many myths told about American slavery, one of the biggest is that it was an archaic practice that only enriched a small number of men.
2019 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows Developing Increased Intercultural Competence Through Summer Study Abroad Program in London
Third cohort of Global Fellows walk in the steps of Frederick Douglass, who lived and lectured in London in 1845.
The 1619 Project Centers the Enslaved, Rethinks Story of America
In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the date when the first 20-plus West Africans were kidnapped and brought to Point Comfort, Virginia, to be enslaved, The New York Times unveiled The 1619 Project on Wednesday (August 14).
Why Students Remain So Ignorant About American Slavery
When it comes to teaching students about slavery in the United States, teachers often stumble through the topic.
Ibram X. Kendi: IQ Tests, SAT Scores and Other “Intelligence” Tests Propagate Racism
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. Our guest for the hour is Ibram X. Kendi, on the day of the release of his new book, How to Be an Antiracist.
The Truth About America’s Racist Presidents
Nationwide — “From the beginning the American presidency has been stained by racial prejudice, often a reflection of broader sentiment among white citizens. Such views have persisted well into modern times.” So wrote Sarah Mervosh and Niraj Chokshi in the New York Times on August 1st, 2019.
The problem with Ghana’s Year of Return diaspora campaign to boost tourism
By & Albert N. KimbuGhana has designated 2019 as the Year of Return to commemorate 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in the United States.
Artifacts from British and African museums show the transatlantic slave trade’s inhumanity
It marks 400 years since the first documented enslaved Africans arrived at the Point Comfort, which is today Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Upon their arrival on the former British colony, some 20 or so Africans were forcibly traded to colonists in exchange for food and supplies.
The Who, What and How of Reparations for Slavery
In the aftermath of the hearing—and in honor of civil rights leader Queen Mother Moore’s 121st birthday—an online “Reparations Toolkit” was published last Saturday (July 27) by the Movement for Black Lives Policy Table.
National Trust For Historic Preservation Awarded $1.6 Million To Preserve Historic Black Sites
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been dedicated to preserving Black sites throughout the country and the organization is furthering its mission to ensure that these landmarks are conserved. The nonprofit recently announced that $1.
The Truth About Black People and Country Music — We Created It!
The global success of rapper Lil Nas X's hip hop country song "Old Town Road" should not be a surprise to anyone.
Liberia: Beyond the Celebrations - Time to Transform Liberia's Independence Day
or far too long, the government and people of the Republic of Liberia have celebrated Independence Day in different forms and manners. From time immemorial, it has become a tradition and norm for the government to showcase a fancy and expensive Independence Day celebration.
H.R. 40 – The Study of Reparations: How America Remembers and Defines African American Enslavement
Nationwide — House Resolution Bill 40 (named for the 40 acres and a mule that Black people never got) introduced by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, if passed, establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans to examine slavery (enslavement) and discrimin
Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief “America is for White People”
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of “send her back” about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina.
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Joe Biden Claims Trump Is Our Most ‘Openly Racist’ President But History Shows He’s Right In Line With Other Presidents
Joe Biden continues to struggle when it comes to discussing race. His latest comments about Trump’s racism shows our former Vice President might need a bit of a history lesson. Biden appears to have a bit of amnesia. We have had more presidents who were openly racist than not.
A Ghanaian royal family’s conflict of collaboration and resistance in the African slave trade
“Yes, you can see the keys. But, you must make an appointment and come back another day.
Benin: France to Fast-Track Return of Artifacts from Benin
Returning African artifacts taken by explorers and colonizers remains a hot-button issue in Europe-Africa relations — one that gained traction last November when French President Emmanuel Macron announced the return of 26 historic artifacts to Benin.
Choose Your Reader App Builds Community Through Storytelling
Storytelling has long since been a rich tradition in the Black community.
GOP Upset After Nike Pulls Sneaker Design Featuring Slavery and Racism-Linked Flag
Nike has withdrawn a new Independence Day-themed Air Max sneaker design. The design was reportedly nixed after Colin Kaepernick raised concerns about the use of the “Betsy Ross” flag—a symbol associated with the American Revolution and an era of slavery. The flag has since been used by white supremacist groups. Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who many believed was iced out of the NFL for taking the knee before games to protest police brutality, was featured in a Nike ad campaign last year. In response to Nike pulling the sneaker, Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey canceled a $1 million grant for a new factory, while Texas Senator Ted Cruz tweeted that Nike “only wants to sell sneakers to people who hate the American flag.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized Nike, saying he would place the first order for the shoes if Nike reverses its decision.
The enslavement of Africans fuelled capitalism in the West. It's time to make amends
The dilemma of how to make reparations to descendants of African slaves in America has been a thorn in the country’s side since the abolition of slavery in 1865.
Racism in science: the taint that lingers
In her latest book, Superior, Angela Saini investigates how the history and preservation of dubious science has justified and normalized the idea of hierarchies between ‘racial’ groups.
The last Confederate troops to surrender in the Civil War were Native American — here’s how they ended up fighting for the South
Even after Confederate commander Robert E. Lee surrendered in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, one Confederate army refused to acknowledge defeat and for months stubbornly fought on.
Ta-Nehisi Coates: Reparations Are Not Just About Slavery But Also Centuries of Theft & Racial Terror
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: As we continue to talk about the call for slavery reparations, we spend the rest of the hour with Ta-Nehisi Coates, who testified at Wednesday’s hearing.
Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates Makes the Case for Reparations at Historic Congressional Hearing
NERMEEN SHAIKH: On Wednesday, a subcommittee of the House Judiciary held a historic hearing on reparations for slavery—the first of its kind in over a decade.
Even More on Reparations: Watch This Forum Featuring Leading Activists, Live
The ACLU-sponsored gathering includes Dr. Ron Daniels, convener of National African American Reparations Commission, Kamm Howard, a co-chairperson of NCOBRA, Danny Glover and more.
LIVESTREAM: House Hearing on Reparations
The House Committee on the Judiciary hears testimony on the path to restorative justice for Black people in America.
National Forum to Be Held in DC About the Promise of Reparations for Africa
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Pinkster Celebration Has Honored African Ancestors in NYC Since Colonial Times
This year marks 400 years since the arrival of the first African in 1619, as an enslaved person, to what would eventually be called the United States.
A History Of Racist Policing In America, From Slavery To Jim Crow To Now
Outrage over racial profiling and the killing of African Americans by police officers and vigilantes in recent years helped give rise to the Black Lives Matter movement. But tensions between the police and black communities are nothing new.
Ghana: Livelihoods and Culture Under Threat in Ghana's Historic Port of Jamestown
Plans are afoot to replace the historic Ghanaian fishing port of Jamestown with a Chinese-backed mechanised factory. This is a move that will destroy traditional livelihoods, as well as damage the historic built environment.
AfricanAncestry.com to Host Historic Ancestral Reveal at Ghana’s ‘Door of N
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The 1619 anniversary of Africans in the United States is significant but not the whole story
By In 2017, the United States Congress passed the 400 years of African-American History Commission Act which is charged with developing activities throughout the country to commemorate the arrival of Africans in the English colonies in 1619, an event widely regarded as the commencement of the Trans-
Black Historic Sites Top Most Endangered Places List
Black architectural and cultural heritage sites are in grave danger of disappearing or being beyond repair, unless members of the public mobilize to save them, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today.
Why the lies my teacher told me about race in America after the Civil War matter in 2019 | Will Bunch
Most Americans don't learn enough about the betrayal of blacks after the Civil War. But it explains a lot about 2019.
The Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate freed slaves, not immigrants, its new museum recounts
The new Statue of Liberty Museum in New York Harbor boasts a number of treasures: the original torch, which was replaced in the 1980s; an unoxidized (read: not green) copper replica of Lady Liberty’s face; and recordings of immigrants describing the sight of the 305-foot monument.
House endorses bill requiring courses on black, Latino history
African-American, Puerto Rican and Latino studies would become part of every school district’s high school curriculum starting in 2021 under a bill passed Wednesday by the House.
Last American slave ship is discovered in Alabama
The schooner Clotilda—the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America’s shores—has been discovered in a remote arm of Alabama’s Mobile River following an intensive yearlong search by marine archaeologists.
Undistorting the Civil War
The new American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va., sits next to the James River in the historic Tredegar district, where slaves and immigrants once produced munitions for the Confederate Army.
The US Confederate flag continues to ignite racial tensions—in Brazil
The aroma of fried chicken and biscuits roused my appetite as the country sounds of Alison Krauss, Alan Jackson, and Johnny Cash played over the loudspeakers. This might have been a county fair back home in Tennessee, but it wasn’t.
The Expense of the American Dream
Professor Gerald Horne shows that the Dark Continent was Europe, not Africa. The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in Seventeenth Century North America and the Caribbean by Gerald Horne Monthly Review Press, 2018.
There Is a Scottsboro in Every Country
The “Black Belt” was a vision of a sovereign black nation within the southern United States. When we speak about a future in which all black people in America can be free, it’s hard to picture how, exactly, that freedom might look.
New Book, "Survival of the Fist," Reveals Deep-Rooted History of African Cu
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A Brief History of the Origin of Soul Food
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Historian to Publish Detailed Book on the Quander Family, One of America’s
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A History Of Calls For Reparations For Descendants Of Slaves
It’s a question being asked more frequently of Democrats running for the 2020 presidential nomination. Many have expressed varying degrees of support for reparations, giving the idea the greatest prominence it’s ever had among leading politicians. Is anything different now?
Her ancestors fled to Mexico to escape slavery 170 years ago. She still sings in English to this day.
She is proof of how complicated migration between the United States and Mexico can be: An 86-year-old black woman, sitting in her home in northern Mexico, singing hymns in English.
Sen. Cory Booker Is The First Presidential Candidate To Put Action Behind Reparations
Reparations has been a major talking point for the Democratic candidates for president. But while most of them appear to be for reparations, none has created any action. On Monday, Sen. Cory Booker became the first one.
Should U.S. provide reparations for descendants of slaves?
It’s a question being asked more frequently of Democrats running for the 2020 presidential nomination. Many have expressed varying degrees of support for reparations, giving the idea the greatest prominence it’s ever had among leading politicians.
Bernie Sanders said he'd sign a bill to research reparations for descendants of slaves if elected president
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday told Rev. Al Sharpton he would sign a bill to research reparations for descendants of slaves if elected president, somewhat reversing course on an issue that's emerged as one of the central topics of discussion along the 2020 campaign trail.
Last survivor of US slave ships discovered
The last known survivor of the transatlantic slave ships, brought to the US in 1860, has been identified by an academic at Newcastle University.
How a Movement to Send Freed Slaves to Africa Created Liberia
The biggest question facing the leaders of the United States in the early 19th century was what to do about slavery. Should it continue or should the U.S.
Defaced UNC Monument Was An Attack On Recognition Of Slaves Who Built Nation’s Universities
The defacing of a monument on the University of North Carolina’s campus was not only racist but also disrespectful to the memory of slaves who helped to build universities across the nation.
The World Is Watching: Woman Suing Harvard for Photos of Enslaved Ancestors Says History Is At Stake
Who has the right to own photos of slaves? We speak with Tamara Lanier, the great-great-great-granddaughter of Papa Renty, the enslaved man whose image was captured in a 19th century photograph currently owned by Harvard University.
Why an African American Freemasons group “returned” to one of slave trade’s darkest places
When a group of Prince Hall Masons from North Carolina arrived in Cotonou, Benin last month for the inauguration of a new grand lodge in Cotonou, the cultural significance wasn’t lost on the masons from Benin.
New Study Suggests That America May Be Ready For Reparations To Blacks
If a new survey is accurate, most Americans are receptive to the controversial idea of the federal government granting reparations to African-Americans.
Africa: Okorafor, Kahiu to Work on Movie Based on U.S. Author Octavia Butler's Book
Cape Town — African women are making serious waves in Hollywood, and we are here for it... Award-winning U.S.
‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History
As America’s racist historical myths go, the loyal black slave is one of the most enduring, destructive, and tightly held.
Archaeologists Find Bound Bodies Of Enslaved Africans In Portuguese Trash Dump
In the early 15th century, Portuguese explorers like Henry the Navigator began sailing to Africa, bringing back both goods and enslaved people.
Meet Elizabeth Freeman, the First Enslaved Woman to Sue for Her Freedom—and Win
In 1780, the proclamation “all men are born free and equal,” rang out from the central square in the small town of Sheffield in western Massachusetts. The line
Should black Americans get slavery reparations?
How does a country recover from centuries of slavery and racism? In the US, a growing number of voices are saying the answer is reparations. Reparations are a restitution for slavery - an apology and repayment to black citizens whose ancestors were forced into the slave trade.
Free Renty! Slave’s Descendant Sues Harvard Over Photo Of Her Great-Great-Great Grandfather
An African-American woman sued Harvard University on Wednesday to gain ownership of photographs of her enslaved family members that the school has financially profited from for years.
Court Approves Funding Ban On Planned Parenthood Which Provides Health Services That Benefit Black Women
By a vote of 11 to 6, a federal appeals court upheld an Ohio law on Tuesday that strips Planned Parenthood of government funding for a variety of health services that benefit low-income women. In condemning the ruling, Planned Parenthood pointed to the many health care services it offers.
Schools Keep Trivializing Slavery In A Worrisome Trend
In a trend that displayed mind-blowing racism, several groups of African-American elementary school students were subjected to games that trivialized slavery in their classrooms around Black History Month.
The Aftertaste of Slavery Still Haunts American Cooking
Amid the ongoing controversy over Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and his racist medical-school yearbook hijinx, his wife, Pam Northam, recently plunged into another one.
Kenya and Somalia’s row over offshore rights is rooted in the carve up of Africa
The borderlines separating Kenya and Somalia were first drawn in the late 19th century. Like everywhere else on the continent, this was the work of cartographers working for European colonial powers.
White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy
By 1836, Sarah Barnes had become something of an Alabama magnate. She owned a home, land, rental properties, 10 stocks in a local bank in Mobile, and 27 enslaved people.
School Designated Black Student to Be a Slave in Underground Railroad Class
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Where Does Bernie Sanders Stand On Reparations? Even He Doesn’t Seem To Know
While some have suggested that at least one presidential candidate has a so-called “Black man problem,” it would appear that Bernie Sanders, another White House hopeful, hasn’t seemed to solve his own apparent problem when it comes to American descendants of slavery.
Warren, Harris back reparations for black Americans affected by slavery
Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), who are both running for president, have reportedly said they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery.
New Textbook Makes Black History Relevant 365 Days Of The Year
It always seems like Black History Month is over before you know it. For just 28 days out of the year, the country is exposed to the rich history of Black folks beyond the two chapters they were taught in grade school: slavery and civil rights.
Lyft Offers Free Rides To Black-Owned Businesses, Cultural Institutions For Black History Month
Lyft is big on philanthropy. In the past, the company has teamed up to support several social good initiatives, including Chance the Rapper’s effort to better Chicago Public Schools and making it easier for Americans to get to polling places by offering free and discounted rides on Election Day.
National Trust For Historic Preservation Launches #TellTheFullHistory Campaign For Black History Month
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been at the forefront of trying to protect landmarks across the country that are embedded in the fabric of Black history and are integral parts of American history as a whole.
1619: 400 years ago, a ship arrived in Virginia, bearing human cargo
After having been kidnapped from their villages in what is present-day Angola, forced onto a Portuguese slave ship bound for what Europeans called the New World and stolen from that ship by English pirates in a confrontation off the coast of Mexico, “some 20.
Did Black Rebellion Win the Civil War?
United States history textbooks have long portrayed the Civil War as a clash between two armies of white soldiers, with the black enslaved people playing a passive role at the center of the drama. Political scientist Errol A.
Look at All These Monuments From Around the World That Honor Those Who Fought Against Slavery
When Haiti unveiled Le Negré Marron statue in 1967, it became a symbol for freedom of black people across the world. The sculpture is a reminder of the rebellion against the French that set the Haitians free.
Liberia: What a Constitutional Clause Reveals About Liberians' Ideas of Citizenship
In 1973 Liberia introduced its Aliens and Nationality Law. This, and the country's 1986 Constitution, allow only people of "Negro descent" - those who are black - to obtain Liberian citizenship by birth, ancestry or naturalisation. The 1973 law also banned dual citizenship.
From Slave to Millionaire Philanthropist: The Biddy Mason Story
On Aug. 15, 1818, a baby girl named Bridget was born into slavery in Georgia. She was sold as an infant to new masters who called her Biddy. When Biddy turned 18, she was presented as a wedding gift to Robert Marion Smith and his wife Rebecca in Mississippi.
The 19th century Kingdom of Hayti was the Wakanda of the Western hemisphere
Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther,” which recently became the first superhero drama to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, takes place in the secret African Kingdom of Wakanda.
Dakar’s Museum of Black Civilizations is a vital step for a people reclaiming their history
By in Dakar SenegalThe recent release of the groundbreaking study by Senegalese economist Felwine Sarr and French historian Bénédicte Savoy calling for the restitution of Africa’s looted assets has sparked debates from the art historians of Paris and London to the museums and cultural centers o
MLK Day Special: Rediscovered 1965 King Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa
AMY GOODMAN: Today is the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born 90 years ago this month, on January 15th, 1929. He was assassinated April 4th, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King was just 39 years old.
'There were black Confederates too': Bargaining with US history
In 2015, 21-year-old white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine African Americans in a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Photos of Roof draped in the Confederate flag littered a now-defunct white supremacist website.
A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day
On Monday, when the rest of the country is taking the day off in commemoration of one of America’s civil rights heroes, the denizens of two states will get a remarkable choice: You can celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black Agency Launches #400YearChallenge With 60-Second Animation That Honor
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"Black History Now 2019 - Celebrating Today’s Change Makers" Presented by t
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15 Black History Museums to Visit During Black History Month
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Black Chronicle Book Re-Issued For Historic 400 Year Celebration
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Museum Of Black Civilizations In African Wants Europe To Return Stolen Artworks
A new museum in Africa that displays artworks from across the African Diaspora opened earlier this month, but it’s missing important pieces that Europe plundered during the colonial era.
These Workshops Aim to Heal Haitian-Dominican Divides With Lessons on Their Shared History
It was a rainy Friday evening in November, but First Spanish United Methodist Church, commonly known as “the people’s church,” in East Harlem was filled with Afro-descendants, a majority with roots planted on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
How Native Americans adopted slavery from white settlers
Last week marked the 153rd anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1865.
Born a slave, Lunsford Lane bought his freedom. Now North Carolina is honoring him.
As a young slave, Lunsford Lane glimpsed a path to freedom when he sold a basket of peaches and collected 30 cents — the first money he’d ever touched. Not long after that, he won a few marbles and sold those, too, adding 60 cents to his pile.
Southern Baptist report on slavery ties includes no reflection on racial equality today
"They did a very good job reckoning with the past, and a not-so-good job reckoning with the present,” a professor of history said.
A Former Plantation Begins To Tell A Fuller Story Of Slavery In America
Just outside Charlottesville, Va., the roads lose their markings as they wind through the woods, passing an occasional church, a cemetery and a plantation known as Highland, owned by America's fifth president James Monroe.
The Confederacy was built on slavery. How can so many Southern whites still believe otherwise?
In July, a 62-year-old white man named Frank Earnest, one of the country's most ardent defenders of Confederate monuments, traveled 200 miles from his Virginia home to Washington, D.C., and got in line at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Reparations for slavery are not about punishing children for parents’ sins
Justice requires a good memory, one that is both accurate and not self-servingly selective. But whether it is well-served by a long memory is more contentious. We know that many still pay the price for sins previous generations never paid for.
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart 60 years on and the power of Africa’s universal English
“One of the most infuriating habits of these people was their love of superfluous words,” thinks the colonial district commissioner to himself in the final chapter of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart.
Common Brings Zora Neale Hurston's 'Barracoon' to TV
He will adapt the long-unreleased book, about the last known enslaved person to survive the Middle Passage, into a limited series.
What a Danish slave trade castle in Accra revealed about Ghana’s history and my family
As a Ghanaian archaeologist, I have been conducting research at Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle is a former seventeenth century trading post, colonial Danish and British seat of government, and Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana.
The incredible quest to find the African slave ships that sank in the Atlantic
OFF THE COAST OF DAKAR, SENEGAL — The archaeologist rose in the bow of the speedboat, pointing to the choppy waters where the 18th-century slave ship had gone down.
Giving Tuesday: Contrary To Popular Belief, Black Folks Have Been Philanthropists ‘Since The Beginning Of Time’
African-Americans — despite finding themselves at the bottom rung of the nation’s economic ladder — are collectively among the top ranks of financial contributors to charitable causes.
Ghana: Slavers in the Family - What a Castle in Accra Reveals About Ghana's History
As a Ghanaian archaeologist, I have been conducting research at Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle is a former seventeenth century trading post, colonial Danish and British seat of government, and Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana.
When Scotland hosted an abolitionist after profiting from slavery
Glasgow, Scotland - When abolitionist Frederick Douglass arrived in Scotland on a speaking tour in 1846 from the United States, 13 years had passed since Britain enacted the Slavery Abolition Act.
How Ghana made itself the African home for a return of the black diaspora
In a recently released music video, Fuse ODG and Damian Marley (Bob Marley’s youngest son) explore the themes of slavery, colonialism, black pride and modern day police brutality.
A trove of ancient cat mummies have been found in a 6,000-year old Egyptian tomb
Egypt’s latest archaeological find is a nod to the special attention ancient Egyptians paid to cats. The country’s ministry of antiquities says dozens of cat mummies and around 100 wooden, gilded cat statues were unearthed in recently discovered 6,000-year old Pharonic Age tombs.
First Wrecked Slave Ship Discovery Yields Brutal Details
The small, 340-ton São José-Paquete de Africa set out from Mozambique in December 1794. Even though the ship was no more than no more than 130 feet long (and
Colorado Votes To Abolish Slavery, 2 Years After Similar Amendment Failed
Colorado voters have approved an amendment to their state's constitution that completely abolishes slavery — by stripping out language that still exists in the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bans slavery and servitude "except as a punishment."
Slavery can no longer be used as punishment for a crime in Colorado after Amendment A passes
Voters have decided to remove the slavery exception from the Colorado Constitution with the passage of Amendment A. That means slavery and involuntary servitude can no longer be used as possible punishments for crimes in the state. The approval comes two years after a similar measure failed.
Trump’s Racist Ad Aims For The Willie Horton Effect, Explained
History was repeating itself with the release of President Donald Trump’s new dog-whistling political ad days before the crucial Midterm elections. It was reminiscent of the Republicans’ infamous Willie Horton spot that exploited white fear of Black men ahead of the 1988 presidential election.
AirBnB Is Tired Of Being Called Racist, So Here’s How They’re Trying To Win Black Folks
Airbnb has come up with a new policy change that it hopes will help the company win over users of color after months of racist complaints. RELATED: Can The NAACP Help Airbnb Hosts Become Less Racist?
A Moral Debt: The Legacy of Slavery in the USA
Journalist James Gannon has inherited a controversial family legacy - that of a clear descendancy from General Robert E Lee, who led the Confederate Army against the Union during the American Civil war in the mid-19th century.
