Major US Black group to host reparations summit
The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), a leading research, policy and advocacy group with offices in New York and Baltimore, says it is holding an International Reparations Summit at various sites More...
On Day of Remembrance, UN says triumph over slavery should guide efforts to build culture of tolerance
PARIS, France -- Marking the anniversary of the first successful slave uprising in the Western hemisphere, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding More...
Screening of Tula The Revolt, a film about the unequal struggle for justice
AMSTERDAM, WILLEMSTAD - On Tuesday 27 May the Dutch Centre will screen the film Tula The Revolt, a major motion picture starring Danny Glover and Jeroen Krabbe. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with More...
Caribbean panel expands slavery reparations battle
A Caribbean commission is expanding the number of former colonial powers it says should provide some form of reparations for the lingering regional impact of the Atlantic slave trade. At a Tuesday news conference More...
Tula’s fight begun 217 years ago
WILLEMSTAD - 217 years ago there was a man. A man who was tired of being a slave and tired of inhuman treatment. His struggle for freedom was an inspiration to everyone and it still is. Since 1984 is Tula commemorated More...
