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Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery | New York Carib News
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial enterprises for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and the practice of chattel slavery.
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Source: The New York Carib News
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Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 Kia K5 GT | BlackPressUSA
Watch the entire video before you take a test drive at your local Kia dealership. Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 Kia K5 GT 2.5L Turbo 4 Cylinder Engine 290 HP @ 311 lb-ft Torque 8 Speed Dual Clutch Transmission Exterior Color: Sapphire Blue Interior Color: Black 24 MPG City, 32 MPG Highway, 27 MPG
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Virginia statue provides that baptism will not affectthe bondage of slaves.
Virginia statue provides that baptism will not affect the bondage of slaves.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President on Reparations: "…There Should Be a Discussion About Redress" - BNC
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Count Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, among the growing and vocal majority who support reparations as a way to address the consequences of racism and inequality in America. “There are definitely merits
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Exploring Queens, Debutantes and Virgins in the Virgin Islands
A quartet of inquisitive Virgin Islands women dug into the meaning of queendom in the territory, connecting the importance of that meaning to queens, debutantes, and virgins in Virgin Islands womanhood.
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Statue toppling spree: It’s pointless to fight the past. It’s today’s evils which need to be battled
Topple the Racists is a good slogan but it ignores the first lesson of history, that of presentism — interpreting past events in terms of modern values and concepts.
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Liberal North Carolina Town Votes for Reparations to Black Residents
Asheville, North Carolina's city council voted 7-0 this week to make reparations for slavery available to its Black residents.
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Meet the man behind the world's first African and Caribbean rum - Face2Face Africa
The famous spirit, Rum has inspired culture far beyond the cocktail world. It also has a history weaved in colonialism, slavery, economic oppression, especially in the Americas. Considered one of the staple drinks of the Caribbean, Rum comes in a different blend. Since the sugarcane industry was
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Lloyd’s of London Apologizes for Its Role in the Slave Market
With the worldwide uproar over the racial prejudices that have been taking place for centuries, British insurance market Lloyd’s of London has come forward to apologize for its role in the slave market and share a few of its initiatives going forward according to a written statement by the
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Belgian city removes statue of Leopold II, plunderer of Congo
The Belgian city of Antwerp on Tuesday (June 9) confirmed removing a statue of colonial-era leader, King Leopold
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Slave Revolt in Long Island
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The historical role of policing in America in relationship to the Black community is not about law enforcement but rather enforcing the social norms of White
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Reparations to African Americans should be payed by Wall Street : Indybay
African Americans are used as in prisons. Reparations to African Americans should be payed by Wall the Wall Street corporations for African Americans. Especially now while they George Floyd, and other African Americans murdered because of police brutality
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Thanks to Haiti, slavery was permanently abolished | New York Carib News
As global protests continue in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to systematically exposed the legacies of slavery and colonialism today, we must remember where this all started.
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James Sommersett was the subject of a landmark legal case in Great Britain, which was the first major step in imposing limits on Trans-Atlantic African slavery. Sommersett entered the pages of history when in 1771, he fled his North American owner, Charles Stewart, while both were living in
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Charleston Tourism Is Built on Southern Charm. Locals Say It’s Time to Change.
… highlight the region’s African-American heritage. The visitors’ … on Charleston’s African-American history to its … open the International African-American Museum on Gadsden … tourism industry is decimating African-American communities and flattening nuance …
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Black Conservative Larry Elder Argues Slave Owners Are Also Owed Reparations For Having Property ‘Taken Away’
Larry Elder, the often-controversial Black conservative politician from California, gave a hot take on the idea of reparations during a guest appearance on 'The Candace Owens Show' where he argued that slave owners could also be compensated due to their "property being taken away" after the Civil
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Asheville, N. C., Approves Steps Toward Reparations For Black Residents : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
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Juneteenth is an opportunity to confront the nation's "hard history" | New York Carib News
“Slavery is hard history. It is hard to comprehend the inhumanity that defined it. It is hard to discuss the violence that sustained it. It is hard to teach the ideology of white supremacy that justified it. And it is hard to learn about those who abided it. We the people have a deep-seated
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Source: The New York Carib News
In ‘Rumors,’ Lizzo, Cardi B put new twist on ancient Greek tradition
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NC plantation faces controversy for Juneteenth event referring to slaveowners as ‘white refugees’ - TheGrio
A historic plantation in North Carolina is under withering backlash for a planned Juneteenth event that promised a perspective from... View Article The post NC plantation faces controversy for Juneteenth event referring to slaveowners as ‘white refugees’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mauritania
Although Mauritania officially abolished slavery in 1980, the nation continued to tolerate the enslavement of blacks by North African Arabs. In 1993, the U.S. State Department estimated that there were more than 90,000 chattel slaves in the
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Proposal for the adjustments of the dates for commemorating Emancipation and Independence Days | New York Carib News
I have read with great consternation and utter dismay that the Government is giving serious consideration to the abolition of August 1st as Emancipation Day and August 6th as our Independence Day.
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Proposal to adjust dates for Emancipation and Independence Days | New York Carib News
I have read with great consternation and utter dismay that the Government is giving serious consideration to the abolition of August 1st as Emancipation Day and August 6th as our Independence Day.
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Lloyd’s of London Apologizes for Its Role in the Slave Market
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COMMENTARY: Knicks Getting Last Laugh in Revelatory NBA Season | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Knick fans vividly remember how loud The Garden was when Ewing dominated the paint, when Oakley crashed the boards, coming away with just about every rebound, and when a John Starks or an Allan Houston would drain a 25-foot three-pointer. With momentum building toward a playoff
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