Those who suffered abuses under Jammeh say the ex-leader now comfortably in exile must be held accountable for crimes.

Historical injustices such as slavery and colonialism are not just matters of the past but active forces shaping present-day ...

(Reuters) -Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups have urged COP30, the global climate summit to be held in Brazil this November, to confront the historical roots of the climate crisis, and ...

A Howard University law professor called on the United Nations to set up a reparations tribunal and explore options to offer some type of "justice" to Black Americans for slavery. Justin Hansford, a ...

Evanston, Illinois' $25,000 reparations payments to 44 Black residents raise constitutional questions and practical concerns ...

San Francisco's Black community is calling for unity and support from Mayor Daniel Lurie in the face of a lawsuit challenging ...

California is attempting to reckon with its history of racial oppression and violence and produce justice, in the form of reparations, from the bitter fruit. If the state succeeds in its reckoning it ...

Imagine a world where Black folks experience liberation. We receive reparations for centuries of racial harms. Compensation goes beyond making amends for the atrocities committed during slavery. And ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ashlee Marie Preston covers entertainment, travel, and ecotourism. FILE - From left, state Sen. Steven Bradford, Secretary of ...

The question of reparations for slavery remains one of the most significant and emotionally charged public policy debates in modern society .

The Pacific Legal Foundation has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court seeking to halt the city's reparations framework, arguing that the city's actions were not societal but municipal, ...

Last week, a Wall Street Journal columnist dismissed reparations as “yesterday’s fad,” praising Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for vetoing a bill that would have created a state commission to study them.