American Slavery | Colorlines

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Asheville, N.C., Moves to Address Reparations for Its Black Residents

The city council unanimously approved a resolution to create a commission that will “examine how to create equity … on issues including education, public transportation and homeownership,” according to a report.

Shani Saxon Jul 17, 2020 10:00AM EDT

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Descendants of Enslaved Visit Ghana to Memorialize Kidnapped Ancestors

Four hundred years after the forced arrival of 20 Africans in what would become the United States, hundreds of descendants traveled from Jamestown Virginia to the Jamestown district of Accra, Ghana.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 20, 2019 5:36PM EDT

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The 1619 Project Centers the Enslaved, Rethinks Story of America

“It aims to reframe the country’s history…placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 14, 2019 1:05PM EDT

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Yes, Ben Carson Really Did Call Enslaved Africans 'Immigrants' Who 'Worked Even Harder for Less'

No. This isn’t from The Onion, Funny or Die or “Drunk History.” The retired African-American neurosurgeon and current HUD secretary did, in fact, describe enslaved Africans as “immigrants” with dreams of American prosperity.

Akiba Solomon Mar 6, 2017 5:40PM EST