Reparations become a limiting framework in which justice is conceived of as coming almost exclusively from existing legal and power structures.
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‘The kidnapping club’ yet another legacy of slavery
Any Black person could be seized—walking on the street, working on the docks, at home in the middle of the night and even kids on their way to school—and accused of being an alleged run-away slave.
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‘Hamilton’ distorts history as Blacks play slave owners
Like other Founding Fathers, Hamilton found slavery, an ‘evil,’ yet was a slave trader.
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What everyone should know about Reconstruction 150 years after the 15th Amendment’s ratification
Americans closely associate Black history with slavery but few are taught about Reconstruction.
Posted inOpinion
400 years later race still marks the spot
The year 2019 was like most years for those who are considered Black living in the United States; life was a series of avoiding pitfalls, while watching one’s budget, being cautious around cops and being careful not to say the wrong thing while at work.
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Even now the US’s slave past is difficult for some to accept
It’s been 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived on these shores, and that’s why we must talk about the history of race in America.
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From ‘40 acres and a mule’ to the 2020 election, a brief history of reparation promises
Reparations has emerged as a hot topic among Democratic candidates hoping to replace Trump in 2020. But until now, the issue has only rarely received national attention.
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‘The American King’ seeks to reconnect Blacks with the Motherland
In an effort to improve ties between the African Diaspora and the Black community in America, Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata teamed up with Prince Adah Obekpa, Vanessa Teemsma and Joan McCarthy to make a comedic, yet timely, film titled “The American King: As Told by an African Priestess.”