Reparations
In Seattle, Decolonization Is a Full-Time Gig | #50StatesofArt
Creators speaks to poet and performing artist Natasha Marin about the Seattle arts community, issues of identity, and the role of the internet in her work.
In Seattle, Decolonization Is a Full-Time Gig
Poet and performing artist Natasha Marin on the Seattle arts community, issues of identity, and the role of the internet in her work.
Damian Marley Told Us About the Massive Weed Operation He’s Starting in a Former Prison
Damian Marley, reggae icon and the youngest son of the world's most famous smoker, is partnering with a cannabis company to turn a 77,000-square-foot former prison into a legal grow op. "The statement speaks for itself," he told us.
Black Lives Matter reveals a policy platform that includes reparations and breaking up banks
The agenda suggests that Black Lives Matter is pivoting away from focusing solely on policing issues to address a broader set of structural inequalities.
An alleged victim of British colonial abuse in Kenya testifies in London — six decades later
On Monday, an 81-year-old man became the first witness to testify in London after 40,000 Kenyans sued the British government for alleged torture and mistreatment under colonial rule.
Can America's Weed Industry Provide Reparations for the War on Drugs?
This month, Oakland's City Council approved a program that aims to give people of color a better chance at entering the state's legal cannabis industry. But will other states make similar efforts to make the green economy less white?
Violence Between Landowners and Chile's Indigenous Is Only Getting Worse
The conflict stems from when the Chilean army invaded autonomous Mapuche land in the 19th century. Now the Mapuche are fighting violently to get it back.
In US Visit, UN Experts Insist That Washington Needs to Consider Reparations for Slavery
The experts presented a dire assessment of black lives in America, saying that the US hasn't properly addressed the legacy of enslavement or adequately provided redress for people descended from Africans who were forcibly resettled in bondage.
India's Prime Minister Praises Viral Argument For British Reparations
After an Indian politician laid out the case for British reparations to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it 'reflected the feelings of patriotic Indians.'
Chicago Is Finally Ready to Give Reparations to Police Torture Survivors
Decades of brutality forced city officials' hands, but recent investigations suggest abuses by Chicago cops are far from over.
Chicago's Torture Victims Want Justice
Starting in 1971, more than 100 black men in Chicago were tortured and forced to confess to serious crimes as part of a police-sanctioned campaign that continued for almost 20 years under then Police Commander Jon Burge.
The Caribbean Is Finally Going to Sue Over Slavery
A group of Caribbean nations is demanding that Britain pays, quite literally, for its role in the slave trade.