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A museum in Virginia has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children

Commonwealth countries want talks on slavery reparations but the United Kingdom -- engaged in soul-searching over its former empire for several years now -- is not open to financial compensation, officials and analysts say.

The call for justice is not going away. Rather than ignore it, Labour should be entering the conversation – and shaping it, says academic Kojo Koram

Letters: Readers respond to Keir Starmer saying Britain will not participate in any slavery reparations

After months of relentless gang violence, thousands of killings, and the unseating of a government, Haiti is faced with another heartbreaking issue which seems likely to prolong the Caribbean island nation’s woes for another generation. Testimonies collected by Amnesty International have uncovered how Haiti’s armed gangs are enlisting hundreds of…

Some of the ways migrants are exploited in the workforce get a lot of public attention. We hear tragic stories about wage theft, forced unpaid overtime, unsafe work conditions or discrimination. And we are likely to hear more such grim stories revealed at a NSW parliamentary inquiry that will examine…

The country grew rich from slavery, but those who directly benefited the most – and still do – were wealthy. They exploited everyone, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

KING Charles acknowledged “painful aspects” of Britain’s history while failing to address calls about reparations for slavery, but he could…

Officials in New Haven, Connecticut, are considering a public apology for a decision by city leaders in 1831 to reject what would have been the nation's first Black college

Commonwealth leaders discuss reparations for slavery and climate change impacts at Samoa summit, emphasizing dialogue and equity.

Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.