Task Force To Study Reparations for Blacks in Boston Gets Unanimous Vote, Boston NAACP President Calls it ‘Historic’
Boston's reparations task force will study different reparation models....
slave descendants
Son of Former Slave Daniel Smith, Who Fought For Freedom, Dies at 90
Civil rights activist Daniel Smith, whose father was born in bondage in the early 1860s, has reportedly passed away at age 90. ...
Black Texas Family Says the State is Stealing Their Farmland and They’re Fighting to Keep It
These farmers are fighting for their land....
Philadelphia Walking Artist Retraces Harriet Tubman’s Steps In 400-Mile Walk: ‘I Was Amazed’
This man walked from West Philadelphia to Canada. Just wow!...
California First State to Create Demographic Category for Descendants of Enslaved People
Have you traced your lineage?...
‘True Blood’ Actor Joe Manganiello Finds Out on ‘Finding Your Roots’ That He’s Part Black
The descendant of a slave — True Blood actor finds out he has the blood of a former slave running through his veins....
California’s Task Force Votes In Favor of Slave Descendants To Receive Reparations
California’s first-in-the-nation task force has voted that only Black Californians who can prove a direct lineage to enslaved ancestors will be eligible for reparations....