The body declared slavery to be a ‘crime against humanity’ ...

The U.S. voted against the measure because it "does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs that ...

The resolution also urges "the prompt and unhindered restitution" of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum ...

The United Nations saw 123 countries voting in favor of the slavery resolution, with just the United States, Israel and ...

The United Nations has condemned the kidnapping and enslavement of millions of people from Africa as the worst atrocity in ...

For 400 years, seven European nations including the UK enslaved and trafficked more than 15 million Africans across the ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution on Wednesday declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being ...

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 ...

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 ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The African Union moves into the final stage of the reparations process: UN resolution recognizes slavery as a ...

University of the West Indies history Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles spoke about reparations for chattel slavery in the postcolonial Americas at a Tuesday event sponsored by Northwestern’s Buffett Institute ...