Slavery Reparations

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January 30, 2024
Brazil enslaved more people from Africa than any other country; nearly 5 million kidnapped Africans disembarked in Brazil.
August 25, 2023
Guyana president Irfaan Ali on Thursday said those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay…
June 14, 2022
The city of Boston would acknowledge and apologize for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, under a resolution to…
June 1, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II is viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But former colonies see her as an…
May 6, 2022
Universities profited from slavery and played a role in the enslavement of Black people. They should acknowledge this legacy and…
April 26, 2022
Harvard University will spend $100 million to research and make amends for the school's ties with slavery. 
Royals Caribbean protests thegrio.com
March 28, 2022
As Caribbean nations debate ties to the British crown, Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the…
October 13, 2021
Maxine Waters is leading efforts to get reparations for Black descendants of the enslaved on Native American reservations, starting in…
June 3, 2021
An anonymous donor gifted a six-figure sum to a Louisville, Kentucky non-profit after finding out that their ancestors owned slaves.
California Governor Newsom Unveils His Economic Recovery Package For The State
June 3, 2021
Now that the bill AB 3121 has been signed into law, California is the first state government to approve a…
April 25, 2021
State efforts on slavery reparations hit a wall, raising questions about whether they can win enough support to succeed on…
Capitol Building x President Biden
April 14, 2021
The quest toward reparations for slavery gains steam as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives push H.R.40. through committee.
President Joe Biden
February 24, 2021
In efforts to correct the wrong of slavery, support for H.R. 40 is mounting as a markup and House vote…
T.I. Harris theGrio.com
August 7, 2020
Atlanta-native rapper, T.I., wrote a two-page letter to Lloyd’s of London demanding reparations to descendants of African slaves.
Two men shake hands
July 11, 2020
A new bill called H.R. 40, would study what the federal government owes the descendants of slaves, and explore ways…
Ben Carson thegrio.com
December 24, 2019
Ben Carson spoke to Jericka Duncan in an interview on 'CBS This Morning' that aired Monday about the viability of…
Ta-Nehisi Coates National Correspondent, The Atlantic; Author, ?We Were Eight Years in Power? appears on "Meet the Press" in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. (Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
June 13, 2019
The topic of reparations for slavery is headed to Capitol Hill for its first hearing in more than a decade…