Slavery Abolition

In How the Word Is Passed, author Clint Smith reveals how we grapple—or not—with slavery and its legacy. Read Full Article » Read More

Second of two parts WHEN Vice President Leni Robredo rejected Sen. Panfilo Lacson's offer for a common candidate, many political observers have concluded that a united opposition is doomed. Is it? Marcos and the Yellowtards Of particular interest to me is former senator Bongbong Marcos and the anti-Marcos. Will the…

More than half of Americans say more attention to the history of slavery and racism in the U.S. is a good thing — but only 25% of GOP-leaning voters agree, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center published Thursday. Why it matters: The survey reveals deep partisan and…

Yoon Mee-hyang, the former head of a charity for victims of wartime sex slavery, finally went on trial Wednesday, 11 months after being indicted for stealing from both victims and the organization. Yoon, a lawmaker who has only recently been expelled from the Minjoo Party, is charged with using W100…

To paraphrase the apocryphal question asked of Abraham Lincoln’s widow, “Aside than that, Mr Laporta, how was the lunch?” When Lionel Messi jetted into El-Prat last Wednesday, it was to complete the formalities of a long-awaited contract extension that would commit him to the club of his life for the rest…

“I walk toward one of our ponds,” Thoreau wrote in “Slavery in Massachusetts,” “but what signifies the beauty of nature when men are base?” August 11, 2021 1. The path to Walden, as you walk north along the western edge of Adams Woods, comes to a fork just beyond the…

Features Tyrell Gittens Sunday 8 August 2021 Daniel Rajkumar, 10, enjoys drawing because it makes him feel happy. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle Daniel Rajkumar, ten, loves to draw because it makes him feel happy, and relieves stress. So, at his Sangre Grande home, he ensures that his drawing materials…

A new Niagara Historical Society book chronicles the forgotten or never-recognized stories of Black women from the region, including how one woman helped keep a Black man free after he escaped slavery in Kentucky by stealing his "owner's" horse and came to Canada. Winnifred Wesley, shown in this Niagara Public…

(RNS) — The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare this country’s ongoing but often ignored pandemic of racial inequity. It has also clarified the long-neglected case for reparations. Influential author Ta-Nehisi Coates brought the idea of reparations back to public attention in 2014 when he called for America to reckon with…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Anne Jarvis A mural honouring Howard Watkins, one of Canada's first African-Canadian detectives — one of 16 murals honouring Black history in Paterson Park — is shown defaced with blue paint, on Sunday, May 2,…