The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution on Wednesday declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against ...

Two years after naming Carla Kupe as chief equity officer and charging her with overseeing the work of a $500,000 reparations ...

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit at the Community College of Philadelphia, on National Voter Registration Day, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17, ...

It’s a hot morning on the Capitol lawn just days after the end of the legislative session, and several advocacy groups that represent people who have been incarcerated are kicking off their next big ...

Don Tamaki was integral to getting redress for Japanese Americans. He says serving on a California task force transformed his view on racism in America. By Amy Qin Don Tamaki and his colleagues who ...

Signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson in May, the measure gives Washington the authority to examine how it might address the lasting impacts of slavery. Tucked inside Washington State’s newly approved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a first coordinated African-led effort at the United Nations, leaders have declared the Transatlantic Slave Trade as “the ...

Governments attending the Africa-CARICOM Summit should closely work with civil society and affected communities to develop a human rights-based approach to reparations, Human Rights Watch said today.

A University of Connecticut professor and reparations expert spoke to the African American Cultural Center (AACC) about his research on U.S. reparations for slavery on Wednesday. Dr. Thomas Craemer is ...

In this Q&A, Human Rights Watch examines the application of the right to reparation to redress past and present harms stemming from colonial atrocities, including enslavement,[1] systemic racial ...