Slavery

Pioneering novelist Harriet E. Wilson (pictured) became the first African-American novelist of either gender to publish a book in North America on this date in 1859. Although Ms. Wilson’s book, “Our Nig: Sketches From The Life Of A Free Black,” was initially released anonymously and did not catch on with readers, the book would finally […]

The arrival of the “20 and odd” African captives aboard a Dutch “man of war” ship on this day (August 20) in the year 1619 historically marks the early planting of the seeds of the American slave trade. Although American slavery was not a known institution at the time, this group of Africans was the […]

REPARATIONS PART II From the day he was sworn into office in 2006 with his hand placed on the Quran, Representative Keith Ellison (pictured left) (D-MN), the first Muslim American elected to the U.S. Congress, has exemplified political bravery. RELATED: REPARATIONS PART I: Should Black America Get Reparations? As previously reported by NewsOne, before entering into […]

The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller, addressed the need for an apology from Britain from Britain over slavery in Jamaica. She also talked about compensation for slavery and the need for Jamaica to become fully independent from Britain. Simpson addressed the exploitation of Africans sent to Jamaica as slaves and the enormous profits that […]

When eight former slaves were trying to raise funds for schools educating black children in Louisiana during the 1860s, they used ‘white’ slave kids, or more specifically, mixed-race children who could pass for white to help their cause, the Daily Mail reports. SEE ALSO: Why Complexion Battles Are Tired Colonialism Encouraged HIV Spread In Africa […]

SAN DIEGO-PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is suing Seaworld for “enslaving” five killer whales who were named as plaintiffs in the case. Lawyers for PETA argued that the five killer whales should be protected by the 13th Amendment of the Constitution which abolished slavery in America. NBC News Reports: “Tilikum, Katina, Kasatka, […]

A letter from a former slave, Jourdan Anderson to the man who owned him, Colonel P.H. Anderson in 1865 has drawn a lot of attention  was posted on several sites and even became the top story at Yahoo News. In the letter Jourdan Anderson offers a smart retort to P.H. Anderson’s request that he come […]

The National Museum of African American History and Culture, in conjunction with the National Museum of American History, unveiled a new exhibit on Friday that features one of the nation’s Founding Fathers. The exhibit, “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” turns a focus on the contradictory stances of Thomas Jefferson and his slave ownership. […]

ATLANTA-Students at Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Georgia claim that a teacher organized a tag like slave and slave catcher game. While school officials admit that students did play a slavery-based game at recess, they deny that a teacher organized the activity. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Ericka Lasley told Channel 2 that her 8-year-old […]

WASHINGTON — As the Smithsonian Institution continues developing a national black history museum, it is offering a look at Thomas Jefferson’s lifelong slave ownership through an exhibit that explores the lives of six slave families at his Monticello plantation. The exhibit at the National Museum of American History includes a look at the family of […]

In a surprising twist, the Beaver Ridge Elementary School teacher who used examples of slavery in math equations has quit, a Gwinnett County Schools spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. SEE ALSO: White Students Yell N-Word While Beating Asian Student Sloan Roach, the same official who defended the assignment as merely  “bad” questions and had quite a bit […]