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United Nations- Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent recommends reparations for African Americans United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva. The Working Group of Experts on […]

Obama administration the U.S. Government to pay $492 million to 17 Native American tribes The settlements mark the end of a push by the Obama administration to resolve what the U.S. says is more than 100 lawsuits totaling more than $3.3 billion brought by American Indian individuals and tribal governments against the federal government. Rebecca […]

The U.S. Census Bureau might drop the term ‘race’ in 2020 The agency is considering new ways of asking Americans what race and ethnicity they are CBC News As the United States becomes more diverse, its census bureau is trying to figure out how best to capture the changing face of the country. That could […]

The African American vote- The battle between the Republicans and Democrats Often during presidential election years a conversation occurs about white southerners shifting their votes from Democratic Party to the Republican Party, after the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. A conversation also occurs regarding African Americans shifting their votes to the Democratic party from the Republican Party. Keeping […]

Georgetown University to give descendants of enslaved Africans priority for admission Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of enslaved Africans owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people, Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community: Earlier this week, I […]

United States: H.R. 40 Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act America: Slavery and Jim Crow Introduced: Jan 6, 2015 Status: Referred to Committee on Jan 6, 2015 This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 6, 2015, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate […]

United States: How some whites have viewed racial wealth and equality before and after 1968 How some white Americans view racial equality can be seen in these historical newspaper articles. This could reflect why some white Americans, during the 2016 presidential election, have a view that America is not as great as it use to be. 1865 […]

1868 The 14th Amendment and United States presidential election The 14th Amendment, was passed by the United States Congress in 1866. Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing to African Americans citizenship and all its privileges, was officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution on July 28, 1868. The […]

2016 presidential election – The Baby Boomers’ last hurrah? Baby Boomers are once again at the top of the tickets to be president of the United States Is this the last time Baby Boomers will win the presidency? Generation X and Millennials are getting older too During the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s Baby Boomers […]

Update on Eko Atlantic-in the City of Lagos Don’t let the media fool you. Nigeria is on the rise. Rising off the coast of the City of Lagos, on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean, stands Eko Atlantic: a future 21st century city providing vital real estate for people to live and work in what […]