Calls Slavery Reparations

King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

King Charles said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery.

What form could reparations for slavery take?

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Commonwealth leaders agree to consider reparations for historic slavery

Pledge comes despite British efforts to prevent the issue from being mentioned in official communique

World - Financial Times - October 26

Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says Lammy

Speaking in Nigeria, the UK foreign secretary said he wanted Britain to develop relations with Africa.

Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing ...

World - ABC News - November 4

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to clarify stance on non-cash slavery reparations

No 10 says issue is off the table for Commonwealth summit but other nations are prepared to defy UK. Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to clarify his government’s position on non-cash reparations ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Why white working-class Britons should fight to secure colonial slavery reparations | Nels Abbey

The country grew rich from slavery, but those who directly benefited the most – and still do – were wealthy. They exploited everyone. So it’s a “no” to reparations, yet again. No to repairing the ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies

World - ABC News - October 25

Slavery, involuntary servitude are on the ballot in these states

So-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot in California and Nevada.

Why the King can't say 'sorry' for slavery

Arguments about reparations rumbled once again this week as the King spoke at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa.

California and Nevada voters consider ending inmate 'slavery'

LOS ANGELES — California and Nevada voters are weighing whether to repeal legal loopholes in their state constitutions that allow slavery and involuntary servitude to be used as criminal punishment.

Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree

The UK had previously insisted the subject was not on the agenda at the leaders' summit in Samoa.

From the GI Bill to reparations: The next Congress must right a history of injustice

The G.I. Bill, which provided life-changing education and housing benefits to millions of World War II veterans, excluded nearly 1 million Black veterans, perpetuating the racial wealth gap and ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Former Section 14 Residents Reach Reparations Deal in Palm Springs

The City Council is expected to vote on the settlement for residents of a neighborhood that burned more than 50 years ago. It could also consider another $21 million for community programs.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 14

Palm Springs approves reparations settlement with displaced families of color

The city of Palm Springs, Calif., will pay nearly $6 million in reparations to Black and Brown families who were displaced from a neighborhood there during the 1960s. The tentative settlement will ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

California city council passes $5.9m reparations deal with ex-residents

Palm Springs approves settlement for displaced Black and Latino families after decades-long fight for compensation. The Palm Springs city council on Thursday unanimously approved a $5.9m ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a curriculum that ...

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery

Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery. Historic England is commemorating the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass ’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

It’s been a year of modest victories and tough losses for California’s reparations movement. What comes next?

Kamilah Moore, chair of the state’s historic taskforce, on winning a formal apology, and losing a fund and an agency. California is often celebrated as a leader in the growing movement for ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive

Greek leaders have revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany’s World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

World - ABC News - October 30

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning ...

World - ABC News - October 25

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations

Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and ...

Tech - ABC News - November 10

At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery

The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art, or Dak’Art, has opened in the Senegalese capital

Entertainment - ABC News - November 8

At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery

The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art, or Dak’Art, has opened in the Senegalese capital

World - ABC News - November 8

South Korean court finds former lawmaker guilty of misusing funds meant for sexual slavery victims

South Korea’s Supreme Court has handed a suspended prison sentence to a former lawmaker who was found guilty of embezzling funds while leading a group supporting Korean survivors of Japan’s wartime ...

World - ABC News - November 14

Mediha review – remarkable Yazidi victim of Islamic State’s sexual slavery tells her own story

After her village was destroyed, Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad was sold aged 10 by IS. With determination and charm she navigates a difficult aftermath. This is impressive work from film-maker Hasan ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right | Kojo Koram

The call for justice is not going away. Rather than ignore it, Labour should be entering the conversation – and shaping it. You could be mistaken for thinking that reparations are some wacky idea ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

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King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

What form could reparations for slavery take?

Commonwealth leaders agree to consider reparations for historic slavery

Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says Lammy

Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to clarify stance on non-cash slavery reparations

Why white working-class Britons should fight to secure colonial slavery reparations | Nels Abbey

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

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Why the King can't say 'sorry' for slavery

California and Nevada voters consider ending inmate 'slavery'

Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree

From the GI Bill to reparations: The next Congress must right a history of injustice

Former Section 14 Residents Reach Reparations Deal in Palm Springs

Palm Springs approves reparations settlement with displaced families of color

California city council passes $5.9m reparations deal with ex-residents

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery

It’s been a year of modest victories and tough losses for California’s reparations movement. What comes next?

Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations

At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery

At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery

South Korean court finds former lawmaker guilty of misusing funds meant for sexual slavery victims

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