International and regional frameworks have affirmed both the moral and legal basis ...

“Slavery was standard practice throughout human history until it was ended by White people.” This incendiary remark posted by Elon Musk on X captures precisely why our society remains ill-equipped for ...

A new phase in the global debate over colonial responsibility may soon unfold at the United Nations. Ghana has announced that ...

Juneteenth on Saturday — a newly minted federal holiday — commemorates the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the U.S. 156 years ago. But more than a century and a half after slavery ...

The debate over reparations for descendants of slaves catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea from actor Danny Glover and others for lawmakers to address ...

A Black Lives Matter street renaming (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office) In his third inaugural address on January 1, 1986, Mayor Ed Koch remarked that "New York is the city where the future comes to ...

In a heated debate last night, Dorothy Lewis — a leader in the movement for reparations for slavery — and David Horowitz — the movement's most outspoken antagonist — presented their views to a packed ...

San Francisco has taken one of the most aggressive steps in the national reparations debate, approving a new fund that could eventually deliver up to $5 million per eligible Black resident. The ...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he opposed reparations for descendants of American slaves, arguing it would be hard to figure out who to compensate, NBC News reported. "I ...

Conflicts continue to reshape the global political and economic landscape. One of the most complex legal and political questions that emerges after wars is the issue of war reparations and the ...