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New York (AFP) - New York state said on Tuesday that it would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery and victims of racism, following a similar undertaking in California, which pioneered the approach to such historical injustices in the United States. Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation creating a "commission on reparations, remedies and acknowledges the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of slavery," her office said in a statement. "In New York, we like to think we're on the right side of this. Slavery was a product of the South, the Confederacy," said the g...
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London (AFP) - Lloyd's of London, the insurance market, said Wednesday it would spend £52 million ($64 million) on racial-equality causes after a report found it played a "significant role" in the transatlantic slave trade. Lloyd's again apologised for its role -- and was immediately accused of "reparations washing" over its planned payments. "We're deeply sorry for this period of our history and the enormous suffering caused to individuals and communities both then and today," Lloyd's chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown said in a statement. "We're resolved to take action by addressing the inequali...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - California should pay substantial financial reparations to African-Americans to compensate for the legacy of US slavery and systemic racism, a committee report published Thursday said. The state, known for being one of the nation's most liberal, became the first to create a task force dedicated to the issue of reparations in the wake of George Floyd's death in 2020 and amid the "Black Lives Matter" movement. After three years, the committee's final 1,100-page report recommends that California's legislature "make a substantial initial down payment on reparations" and organiz...
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Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture black virtual "slaves" after a racism outcry in Brazil. Dubbed "Slavery Simulator," the Portuguese-language game saw players trade in slaves and strategize to prevent the abolition of slavery in order to amass virtual riches. The prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation for "hate speech" related to the game downloaded by hundreds of people. The app itself had come with a disclaimer condemning "all types of slavery" and insisting the game was "solely for entertainment purposes."...
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Washington (AFP) - Putting Harriet Tubman, a Black woman who escaped slavery and became a leader of the pre-Civil War abolitionist movement, on the $20 bill would be an "honor" but designing banknotes takes time, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday. Shortly after taking office in January, President Joe Biden's administration announced that it would expedite plans to put Tubman on the bill that is among the most commonly used in the country. The project, launched by former president Barack Obama but significantly delayed under former president Donald Trump, came back to the forefro...
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Houston (AFP) - A Houston neighborhood founded in the 19th century by former slaves has become the Texas city's first heritage district, just as the United States marks a new national holiday commemorating slavery's end. This status for Freedmen's Town highlights the rich history of a place that has been called the "Harlem of the South", a reference to the New York district synonymous with Black American culture. "I can think of no better community to designate as Houston's first heritage district than Freedmen's Town, and no better day than Juneteenth to share the good news," Mayor Sylvester ...
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Washington (AFP) - A US congressional committee voted Wednesday to advance to the whole House of Representatives a bill on federal slavery reparation payments to African Americans, in a historic step on an issue gaining momentum during the nation's reckoning on racial justice. The move represents the first-ever congressional vote on the issue of reparations for the descendants of enslaved people in the United States. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee with a vote of 25 to 17 along strict party lines, with no Republicans voting to bring the bill in front of the whole House. The commi...
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Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers next Wednesday will consider a bill to study paying reparations to descendants of enslaved people, which could open the door for a potential vote on an issue that has gained momentum in recent years. On April 14 the House Judiciary Committee will hold the first-ever markup -- the process by which committees debate and amend legislation -- on a bill that creates a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for Black people. Friday's announcement comes during the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing B...
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Washington (AFP) - The White House said Monday it was expediting plans to put Harriet Tubman, a Black woman who escaped slavery and became a leader of the pre-Civil War abolitionist movement, on the $20 bill, a project that had been significantly delayed under Donald Trump. The move means Tubman would become the first African American to feature on a US bill. The project, launched by former president Barack Obama, has come back to the forefront after historic demonstrations denouncing racism and police violence against people of color. "The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts...
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Washington (AFP) - Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of the United States celebrated as an abolitionist in the eponymous hit Broadway musical, was a slaveowner, according to a new research paper.The paper by Jessie Serfilippi of the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany, New York, was written last year but only recently published online.The Schuylers were Hamilton's in-laws.In the paper, "As Odious and Immoral a Thing: Alexander Hamilton's Hidden History as an Enslaver," Serfilippi wrote that "there is little room in modern discourse for questioning the founder's thoughts and feel...
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