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Portugal's Government Rejects Paying Reparations for Colonial, Slavery Legacy
US News & World Report· 16 hours agoLISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the ...
We need a civic path forward this election season | Guestview
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhere we can reforge trust. Where we can uphold one another’s innate dignity, take action together,...
Opinion: Civil rights tour helps remember struggle for equality, right to vote
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoVisiting these places reminds me of the struggle for equality and the right to vote. Being there...
Slavery isn’t just a Southern story. The North benefitted from stolen labor. - CSMonitor.com
The Christian Science Monitor· 3 days agoAfter the Panic of 1837, bankers like the Browns assumed legal possession of these “assets” when planters defaulted on their loans. Investigative journalist David Montero untangles the economic ...
6 popular Kentucky Derby traditions, explained
Stacker via AOL· 2 days agoThe singing of the 1850s Stephen Foster tune dates back to 1921, but it has come under more scrutiny recently based on the song's lyrics and cultural...
‘A Joke’: Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Harvard Should Spend More on Legacy of Slavery Initiative | News...
The Harvard Crimson· 4 days agoNikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of the 1619 Project, slammed...
Barbados halts £3m plan to purchase Tory MP’s former slavery plantation amid backlash
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoExclusive: Following widespread backlash, Bajan prime minister Mia Mottley has announced that the...
World War II History Haunts Attempts to Seize Russian Assets
The Wall Street Journal· 7 hours agoBerlin is one of the strongest opponents of a U.S.-led initiative that would funnel frozen Russian...
Virginia Educator Leverages Field Trips To Educate Black Students On State’s Historical Ties To...
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA history teacher in Virginia recently took his class deeper by taking the class to where slavery...
Portugal’s president suggests debt cancellation to repair colonial, slavery legacy
KFGO· 15 hours agoBy Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Saturday Portugal could use several methods to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic ...