A charity dedicated to tackling racism has expressed “deep disappointment” in comments made by a UK Government minister on reparations over the island’s legacy of enslavement.
Category: Freedmen
Black News Oct 20, 2026Renasant Banks hosts “Heirs’ Property: What is it? How can I protect it?”
This free event will provide a free box lunch.
Black News Oct 19, 2026Muscogee Chief Says Court Can’t Grant Freedmen Citizenship
Law360 (October 15, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT) — Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill is asking an Oklahoma federal court to dismiss a challenge that looks to block the tribe from denying citizenship to descendants of people once enslaved by the Indigenous nation, arguing that it can be achieved only through a constitutional amendment and legislative process.
Black News Oct 18, 2026Jamaica says slavery reparations petition to be heard by UK privy council in March 2027
A high-level United Kingdom appeals court has set a date to hear Jamaica’s petition for legal advice on its claim for slavery reparations from the UK, the Jamaican government has said.
Black News Oct 17, 2026Historic bricks hand-laid by formerly enslaved people return to Freedmen’s Town
After years of legal wrangling, people in Freedmen’s Town are celebrating what they call a victory.
Black News Oct 16, 2026Reparations activists celebrate ‘important victory’ after Newsom signs first-ever corpo…
California advocacy groups are celebrating a “big, important victory” in their push for state-level reparations after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation bill requiring large corporations to investigate and disclose historical ties to chattel slavery.
Black News Oct 15, 2026‘Make It Make Sense’ | What are slavery reparations and how would they work?
Black Current News is a media partner for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations’ UK Reparations Conference, taking place this Saturday, 17 October, at Friends House in London.
Black News Oct 14, 2026Reparations Advocates Celebrate as Newsom Signs Corporate Slavery Disclosure Bill
Does Gavin Newsom just sit around all day thinking up new ways to drive companies out of California?