Tag: Enslavement
The Story of Nearest Green, America’s First Known Black Master Distiller
By Stefanie Benjamin, University of Tennessee
When you hear the name Jack Daniel, whiskey probably comes to mind.
But what about the name Nathan “Uncle...
Expanded Museum Traces Legacy of Slavery in America
By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
The statues of chained men, women and children stick hauntingly out of sand as simulated waves crash overhead, a symbol...
The Case for Reparations: Cal Task Force Hears Painful Personal, Family Stories
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media
Last week, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals took an expansive but deeply personalized look...
New Racial Justice Bureau at Cal DOJ Will Support State’s Reparations Task Force
Tanu Henry | California Black Media
Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he has created a new bureau within the Department of...
Black Man Forced into Slave Labor Wins $550K Judgement
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
In a story that proved as appalling as many of the racially motivated attacks on African...
