Slavery Abolition

Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander  issued a historic royal apology on Saturday, July 1 for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected. In December 2022, the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte already officially apologised on behalf of the government. Since 2020 when the Black Lives Matter movement…

Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander (right) and Queen Maxima lay a wreath during the National Remembrance Day of Slavery in The Oosterpark, Amsterdam on July 1, 2023. — AFP pic Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news you need to know. Saturday, 01…

Back to homepage / Europe Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Issued on: 01/07/2023 - 15:22 4 min 00:42 Dutch…

The King of The Netherlands has formally apologised for his country's role in the Transatlantic...Read More

California’s reparations task force has officially released its final report and given its plan to the state Legislature for consideration. The task force includes a mix of scholars, activists and elected officials. Their report, released Thursday, outlines recommendations for ways to compensate African Americans who live in California and can…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Happy Thursday, everybody. So, some breaking news. The Supreme Court has ruled that race-based affirmative action programs are unconstitutional. It's been around for 45 years. And I guess one of the justices finally read the Constitution for the first time yesterday and…

The California Reparations Task Force sent its landmark report to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature Thursday, leaving it to elected officials to decide whether taxpayers should pay hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits to Black descendants of slavery. At a final meeting that turned into a reparations…

The American experiment is dedicated to judging individuals on their own merits — not damning them for the evil lurking in their family trees...Read More

WASHINGTON A chiseled block of sandstone in the U.S. Capitol’s visitor center serves as a reminder that the home of the nation’s Congress was built in part by enslaved Black people. A bronze plaque says the stone, originally part of the building’s exterior, “commemorates their important role in building the Capitol.”…

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld ranted against the transgender community Thursday on “The Five,” saying if Democrats continue to push for gender-affirming care for kids, it will lead to a second Civil War. “You’ll just start another war like you did with slavery and you’re going to lose this one…