slave trade

National Black Cultural Information Trust Applauds Signing Of New York’s Historic Legislation Creating Reparations Commission

By Black PR Wire Photos: YouTube Screenshots (Black PR Wire) New York, NY – Recently, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the historic New York Reparations ...

Prof. John Henrik Clarke

Prof. John Henrik Clarke on the Origins of Modern Racism

Image from cover of “John Henrik Clarke–Master Teacher” by Barbara Eleanor Adams. [From The Archives] The late Prof. John Henrik Clarke on the Origins ...

Clearly this is the spirit of Columbus in action — the spirit of dominance over a troublesome “other.”

Columbus Day Represents Worst of America’s True Legacy

[Columbus Day and America’s True Legacy] PeaceVoice\Koehler: “By officially ignoring the worst of our true legacy, by pretending that “liberty and justice for all” ...

Bahia is Brazil's most African state, with more than three quarters of its 15 million inhabitants tracing their roots back to t

Exploring Bahia: Brazil’s Most African State

[Bahia Brazil] Traveler: “Today, Bahia is Brazil’s most African state, with more than three quarters of its 15 million inhabitants tracing their roots back ...

Screenshot_2020-04-15 Hunger to claim more lives than COVID-19 in Africa Coronavirus Pandemic

RAINBOW PUSH COALITION CALLS FOR COVID-19 AID TO AFRICA

[Rainbow PUSH\COVID-19\Africa] Rev. Jackson: “Africa deserves and needs our support as the virus begins to spread within the continent with an impact that will ...

AUTHOR ISHMAEL REED

ISHMAEL REED’S PLAY “THE HAUNTING OF LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA” RETURNS TO NUYORICAN POETS CAFE THIS MONTH

[Entertainment\Theater] After its world premiere at the Cafe this Spring, Ishmael Reed’s “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” returns for encore performances from October 4 ...

SlaverBest2

#BlackLivesMatter: America’s Universities Confront U.S. History of Enslavement Of Africans

How a superpower was built On November 14, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced the university will rename two buildings on campus named ...

Papa2

Pope Francis Reaches Out To People Of Color On US Papal Tour To Dismay of Some White Evangelicals

[Commentary] As Pope Francis rolls out his first Papal visit to North America and wall-to-wall media coverage reaches it’s high water mark one issue ...