African Diaspora Exhibition Showcases Transformative Solidarity and the Legacy of Slavery

Slavery, Capitalism, and the Politics of Abolition

Slavery in America, Brazil, and Cuba relied on capitalist markets, which supplied credit and demand for slave-made goods. The Reckoning, Robin Blackburn’s monumental history, offers a dizzying account of the politics behind this system’s rise and fall.

Africa: Crimes of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 'Unacknowledged, Unspoken and Unaddressed'

The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.

Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’

The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.

The Arc of Return Sings for Justice

In a statement from the Chair of African Group to mark the U.N. International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Slave Trade on March 25, H.E. Mr. Anatolio Ndong Mba, Permanent Representative for the Equatorial Guinea  Permanent Mission to United Nations said: “We are part of the same family, a great family, the family of humanity. All […]

Last Saturday, March 21, was the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day that has passed in silence, March 25 was the Day of Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery and the Transatlantic Trade, while this week is the one against racism and for equal opportunities. The past shapes the future. As the Quebec saying "I remember," we must remember in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past and to understand t…

REVIEW: The Women of Llanrumney

Rating: 5 out of 5. This was storytelling like I’ve never seen before  The Women of Llanrumney is a play set in 18th century colonial Jamaica and places Wales’s role in the transatlantic slave trade firmly in the spotlight. It tells a story of struggle and resilience shown through the lives of the enslaved women during that time in the midst of tribulations that spanned across generations. Firstly, this powerhouse cast of women carry the narrati…