In a bid to dispel seafood worries around the release of Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the ocean, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ate an array of sashimi late in August; the raw…
An exonerated man who spent over 16 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of a violent crime in Broward County was shot and killed by a Georgia deputy during…
In many states, adoption lawyers are pushing a new legal strategy that forces biological parents to compete for custody of their children. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses…
Re: Joint Call to Advance Gender Justice in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, are writing regarding the Draft Articles on Prevention and…
The city's goal is to develop a comprehensive report recapping and shining new light on Boston's "role in the history and legacy of slavery" The City of Boston announced on…
UN secretary general says no country has comprehensively accounted for the past A UN report calling on countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery has been hailed as a…
In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved men, women, and children from Jesuit plantations in Maryland to settle university debts, reports CNN. That bit of history was almost lost…
While New Jersey lawmakers failed to advance a bill to study reparations for the state's Black residents, private citizens are moving forward with their own effort in a series of public sessions…
The city panel tasked with recommending reparations for Black Bostonians is launching its delayed historical research project and acknowledging potential deadline extensions. The delayed start of the research phase will…
AMHERST — Creating a Black, Indigenous and people of color-led youth center with programming that addresses the needs of young people of African descent is one of several top priorities…