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Kamla: Slavery the greatest crime against humanity - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Emancipation Day is a day for celebrating the liberation of enslaved Africans as well as an opportunity to reflect on and learn from that dark period in TT's history. In her Emancipation Day message she said the enslavement of Africans in
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Slave uprise in Maryland
In 1739, the Black slaves of Prince Georges County, Maryland, secretly organized themselves into
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President on Reparations: “…There Should Be a Discussion About Redress” | Social Justice | The Michigan Chronicle
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Count Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, among the growing and vocal majority who support reparations as a way to address the consequences of racism and inequality in America. “There are
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Expanded museum traces legacy of slavery in America
The statues of chained men, women and children stick hauntingly out of sand as simulated waves crash overhead, a symbol The post Expanded museum traces legacy of slavery in America appeared first on TheGrio.
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Make it Stop: Dr. Ben Carson Compares Himself to a 'Runaway Slave'
Former republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson compared himself and other Black conservatives to 'runaway slaves'who were abused and made examples of in order to instill fear into others. “Just
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Vesey, Denmark
Vesey, Denmark, 1767?–1822, African-American leader. After many years as a slave he won (1800) $1,500 in a lottery and purchased his freedom. Intelligent and energetic, he acquired considerable wealth and influence in South Carolina. Using church meetings as a cover, he supposedly planned
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Africans, African Americans, Great Britain and the United States: The Curious History of the Rio Pongo in the Early 19th Century
In the essay below, Bruce L. Mouser, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, describes the conflicting goals of African Creoles, African Americans, and British and American colonizationists in the fate of the Rio Pongo Valley along the West Coast of Africa.  Mouser
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Revisiting reparations: Is it time for the US to pay its debt for the legacy of slavery? - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Larry Elder argues slave owners are 'owed reparations' during appearance on Candace Owens' show
Conservative radio host and politician Larry Elder said during a July 18 appearance on Prager University's 'The Candace Owens Show,' The post Larry Elder argues slave owners are 'owed reparations' during appearance on Candace Owens' show appeared first on TheGrio.
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Make it Stop: Dr. Ben Carson Compares Himself to a 'Runaway Slave'
Former republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson compared himself and other Black conservatives to 'runaway slaves'who were abused and made examples of in order to instill fear into others. “Just
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Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery | New York Carib News
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial enterprises for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and the practice of chattel slavery.
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Now That The Stimulus Package Is Agreed On, When Will Checks Arrive? Who Gets Them? How Much? Coronavirus Money Questions Answered
The new $900 billion economic stimulus package over the coronavirus pandemic means most Americans will get a payment from the government, but is it really that simple. Here are some answers to common questions.
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Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city fathers’ role in slavery
The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the extensive involvement of the Dutch capital’s former governors in the global slave... View Article The post Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city fathers’ role in slavery appeared first on TheGrio.
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Boston To Remove Statue Depicting Abraham Lincoln With Freed Black Man At His Feet
Boston To Remove Statue Depicting Abraham Lincoln With Freed Black Man At His Feet
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COMMENTARY: Knicks Getting Last Laugh in Revelatory NBA Season | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Knick fans vividly remember how loud The Garden was when Ewing dominated the paint, when Oakley crashed the boards, coming away with just about every rebound, and when a John Starks or an Allan Houston would drain a 25-foot three-pointer. With momentum building toward a playoff
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Juneteenth is an opportunity to confront the nation’s “Hard History” - Carolina Peacemaker
“Slavery is hard history. It is hard to comprehend the inhumanity that defined it. It is hard to discuss the violence that sustained it. It is hard to teach the ideology of white supremacy that justified it. And it is hard to learn about those who abided it. We the people have a deep-seated
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(1838) Angelina Grimke, “Address to the Massachusetts Legislature”
In February 1838, Angelina Grimke became the first woman in U.S. history to address the members of an American legislative body when she spoke to the members of the Massachusetts Legislature.  Her subject was the demand for the immediate end of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.  That speech
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Hackney residents invited to help rename public spaces
Hackney Council has called on its predominantly African and Caribbean residents to share ideas for names to replace existing ones on public spaces named after former slave owners in the east London borough. The council has formed a community...
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St. Pete celebrates Juneteenth
It all started when Terri Lipsey Scott, executive director of the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, decided a Black Lives Matter mural should sit in front of the museum at 2240 9th Ave. S and be revealed on
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Racial terror: 2,000 black Americans were lynched in Reconstruction era, report says
The report, Reconstruction in America, documents more than 2,000 black victims of racial terror lynchings killed between the end of the civil war in 1865 and the collapse of federal efforts to protect the lives and voting rights of black Americans in
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The little-known story of how slavery infiltrated California and the American west
If you thought slavery in the US was confined to southern states, think again.
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Connecting our arrival - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
DR GABRIELLE JAMELA HOSEIN WRITING this on Indian Arrival Day, perhaps I can take a moment to connect past and present. From 1845 until 1917, Indian women came to the then colony as indentured workers, many fleeing desperate economic and social conditions from conflicts or famines, oth
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Georgia City Votes To Remove Pavilion Where Slaves Were Sold
Officials in a small city in rural Georgia have voted to remove a rare, 18th century pavilion where slaves were once sold, though the decision must still clear legal hurdles, the city administrator said Wednesday. The Louisville City Council at its meeting on Tuesday night voted 4-1 to take down
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First serious slave conspiracy in colonial America
First serious slave conspiracy in colonial America. Plot of white servants and slaves in Gloucester County, Va., was betrayed by an indentured servant.
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Learning From the Losers
… to this very day. Today, African Americans excel in sports and excel …
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"The Underground Railroad" attempts to upend viewers’ notions of what it meant to be enslaved
… think about – and talk about – Black American history. In doing so, he … . Jenkins reminds viewers that for Black Americans – both then and now – this …
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Samuel L. Jackson's Enslaved and the lost history of Canadian slavery - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Samuel L. Jackson's new documentary Enslaved is among a number of other productions about the transatlantic slave trade. But as popular culture tries to address the international tragedy, it is still far from accurately portraying that history onscreen — especially when it comes to Canada.
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Obama Says We Should Learn 'Impatience' From Young Protesters
Former President Barack Obama said Friday that he is “inspired” by the young people taking to the streets to protest against racism: “They’re saying we don’t accept the status
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Black Anti-Slavery Crusaders
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