Caribbean leaders pushing for reparatory justice say it’s time to confront an overlooked truth about the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.

In late July 2026, many people online claimed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani had called for cash reparations for the ...

When asked on The Root whether he’d support cash reparations for black New Yorkers, Mayor Mamdani said he wouldn’t rule it ...

While I have largely rejected that tradition, I do believe that the cosmic law of karma is a reality that cuts across all ...

The mayor said in recent interviews that it was important to acknowledge the city’s role in slavery but that he could not ...

Much has been made in recent weeks about elevated levels of radiation found on private properties and inside homes of residents living in one neighborhood in the Town of Niagara. During a public ...

Comedian Adam Carolla has had it with talk of reparations for black Americans, demanding they “get to work” instead. On ...

How an ancient legal principle, Israel’s experience, Ukraine’s search for justice, and the preservation of living heritage point toward the next chapter of international law. Justice is measured not ...

But is this sentiment confined to footballing banter or does imperial history affect our diplomacy today? Empire has ...

LeBron James' decision to join the 76ers has left the Golden State Warriors, once again, out in the cold and forced to sniff ...

As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, here’s an ugly open secret to consider about one of its original states: More than 20,000 New Yorkers owned Black people at the height of slavery in ...

Guatemala is racing to preserve 60,000 case files of testimony about abuses from its decades of armed conflict before ...