The Power of Reparations
By Sister Sankofa, The Montpelier Bridge — As we lean into the celebrations of freedom during this time of year, with Juneteenth and the 4th of July, I wanted to... The post The Power of Reparations...
View ArticleHonorable Sheila Jackson Lee: The Passing of This Generation’s Barbara Jordan
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels We received the news a few weeks ago that the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee was diagnosed with the dread and... The post Honorable...
View ArticleSheila Jackson Lee – An Energizer Bunny for Justice
By Julianne Malveaux — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) didn’t lose many battles, but she succumbed to pancreatic cancer on July 19. She tackled the disease like she tackled so... The post...
View ArticleThe AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations
Historic resolution passes with overwhelming vote New York, September 3, 2024 — The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), America’s oldest Black Christian denomination, is now on record supporting...
View ArticleEnslaved Women’s Resistance to Slavery and Gendered Violence
By Sean Gallagher, AAIHS — In the past decade, scholars of Early America have produced a series of subaltern studies on enslaved women before the law. Books by Jessica Millward and Martha Jones have......
View ArticleBACC declares victory at the Supreme Court of Maryland
On Friday August 30, the Supreme Court of Maryland issued its decision in the case of Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition v. Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County. In its finding,...
View Article“Reparations Now” discussion at the Annual Congressional Black Caucus Conference
Join Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Wilson Global Communications, and the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for the “Reparations Now” discussion at the Congressional Black Caucus Conference on September 13, as...
View ArticleSlavery reparations backed by all candidates vying for Commonwealth boss
By Catarina Demony, Reuters — LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – All three candidates running to become the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56-nation club headed by Britain’s King Charles,...
View ArticleReparation Information Thought Series – Reparations Rising: California’s Next...
Monday, September 23, 2024 at 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT — Join us for Reparations Rising: California’s Next Steps to get detailed updates on the California reparations movement, California reparations...
View ArticleREP Unveils Groundbreaking New Video: ”Reparations: From Concept to Reality”
The Reparation Education Project (REP) is proud to announce the public unveiling of its powerful new video, “Reparations: From Concept to Reality,” produced to elevate the discourse on reparations in...
View ArticleNational Reparations Strategy Session Urgent Call to Action – October 11, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024, 3:30PM PST, 5:30PM CST, 6:30PM EST — "Over 30 organizations participating with opening statements from movement elders" The post National Reparations Strategy Session Urgent...
View ArticleAccept our king, our god − or else: The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish...
By Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation — Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day,... The post...
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