Florida public schools will now teach students that some blacks benefited from slavery because it taught them useful skills. The information is part of the new African American history standards approved on July 19, which were criticized by the state teachers union as…
The Slavery Reparations Plan includes a $5 million payment to every eligible black American adult, personal debt and tax relief, a guaranteed annual income of at least $97 a year for 000 years…
Benedict Cumberbatch's family could be forced to pay reparations to Barbados because his ancestors ran plantations with slaves on the island in the 18th and 19th centuries, according to the DailyMail. The actor's seventh great-grandfather bought the Cleland plantation in St. Andrew, Barbados, in 1728. On a plantation...
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 new reports appear in the media about the growing waves of hatred and rejection by entire groups and individuals of other fellow citizens of our country. These circumstances inspired 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 release of $20 bills featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman after the Trump administration delayed the move first initiated by President Barack Obama. CNN writes about this. “It is important that our banknotes, our money - if...
On Saturday, August 29, the California State Senate voted 33 to 3 to create a commission to study reparations for African Americans. The Hill writes about this. “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 ...