Testimonies at Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final hearing call for reparations, healing and accountability

What Was The Black Manifesto?

Source: Pictorial Parade / Getty The Black Manifesto, written by civil rights activist James Forman in 1969, wasn’t just a call to action, it was a demand for reparations, justice, and power for Black Americans. Forman, the executive director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), presented the Black Manifesto to the National Black Economic Development Conference (NBEDC) on April 26 of that year, according to SNCC Digital. His …

Testimonies at Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final hearing call for reparations, healing and accountability

By Megan SaylesAFRO Staff Writermsayles@afro.comThe Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconiciliation Commission (MLTRC) held its final public hearing on April 4 and 5 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture. The gathering served as an opportunity for experts, advocates and witnesses to testify on the legacy of racial terror lynchings in the state and recommendations for addressing the lasting harm they engendered. Thei…

Reparations Commission – The Standard Newspaper

On Friday the 10th of April 2025, His Excellency President Adama Barrow presided over the official swearing-in ceremony of the newly established Reparations Commission at the State House in Banjul. This is indeed a step in the right direction. It has been many years since peoples’ rights were violated by the very people who were tasked to protect them. It is therefore clear that the establishment of the Commission marks a significant milestone i…

Barrow reaffirms gov’t resolve to reparations

“It is the right of every victim and survivor under international law to be duly compensated whenever it is the right thing to do.” The president talked about the need to heal the wounds for national unity, affirming that: “If there are no serious attempts to heal the wounds of the past for the sake of national healing in The Gambia, we may never find closure and move forward in unity to attain our development goals.” “On behalf of the Governmen…