“In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a global story. By Jennifer Schuessler “In Slavery’s Wake,” a new exhibition ...

Africa bears the cost of crises it did not ...

Foreword / Suzanne Miers -- Introduction : Women's importance in African slave systems / Clair C. Robertson and Martin A. Klein -- Part I. Demographic and theoretical perspectives -- African women in ...

A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism Jennifer L. Morgan Blueprint, Terry Boddie, 2017. This work juxtaposes an image of a housing development in Harlem, ...

Slavery was a long-standing practice in Africa, with systems of servitude and slavery existing in many regions before the transatlantic slave trade emerged in the 16th century. In the same vein, ...

Africa and Caribbean join forces in fight for reparations African Union to draw up its own white paper on reparations Leaders consider push for special tribunal on slavery US to decide on a tribunal ...

In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa. By Zolan ...