African and Caribbean Nations Jointly Call for Reparations for Slavery

Source: U.S. News and World ReportRepresentatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in Barbados to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy. From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported via European ships, and sold into slavery. Those who survived the brutal voyage ended up toiling on plantations under inhumane conditions in the Americas, mostly in Brazil and the...