Georgia has charged two dozen people with smuggling Mexican and Central American immigrants into the United States and forcing them to live in camps and work on farms in the state, which authorities said looked like ...
Every day, more and more messages appear in the media about the growth of waves of hatred and rejection by whole groups and individuals of other fellow citizens of our country. These circumstances inspired some thoughts that I would like to share. I am white-skinned. Unexpectedly for me, in ...
Juneteenth, which takes place annually on June 19, marks the real end of slavery in the United States. The US Senate unanimously passed legislation declaring it a federal holiday, writes NBC News. On June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom from slavery ...
The Chicago City Council voted 8: 1 to distribute $ 400 to eligible black families, writes Fox News. The City Council in Evanston, Illinois voted to approve a plan to compensate black residents for discrimination ...
The Biden administration says it is “exploring ways to expedite” the issuance of $ 20 bills featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman after the Trump administration postponed the move, pioneered by President Barack Obama. Writes about this CNN. “It is important that our banknotes, our money - if ...
On Saturday, August 29, the California State Senate voted 33 in favor, 3 against the creation of a commission to examine the question of reparations for African Americans. Writes about this The Hill. “Let's be clear: slavery, both in California and throughout ...
The City Council of Asheville, North Carolina, apologized for the city's historic role in slavery, discrimination and denial of fundamental freedoms for black residents and voted to provide compensation to their descendants, USA Today writes. The 7-0 vote took place on the evening of July 14th. “Hundreds ...
"What's in a name?" For Rhode Island, these are years of trouble due to the fact that its official name is associated with the times of slavery in the United States, writes the New York Post. Changes are taking place in the smallest state in the United States: on Monday 22 ...
A white-skinned cafe manager in South Carolina was sentenced to 10 years in prison for enslaving a dark-skinned worker with mental disabilities. For five years, the convict forced the victim to work more than 100 hours a week for free, while often beating him with a belt, writes ...
Residents of Texas Mohamed Tour and Denis Cross-Tour were sentenced to seven years in prison and almost $ 300 thousand in fines for keeping a child from Guinea in domestic slavery for 16 years. On April 22, they wrote about this on the website of the US Department of Justice. ...