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U.S. Racism: Black Soldiers Wrongly Executed For 1917 Riot Get New Headstones

Global UpfrontFeb 23, 2024February 23, 20240

Veterans Affairs officials on Thursday dedicated 17 new gravestones at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in Texas to honor Black soldiers unjustly convicted and executed

Slavery: A Crown Branded Onto ‘Negroes’ Bodies Links British Monarchy To Slave Trade

Global UpfrontSep 29, 2023September 29, 20230

Thumbing through the tanned pages of centuries-old records in the basement of the British Library, Nicholas Radburn came across an illustration that took him aback.

U.S. Slavery: $27 Million Reparations To Be Paid To Descendants Of 272 Enslaved Black People Sold By Catholic Jesuits To Fund Georgetown University

Global UpfrontSep 21, 2023September 21, 20230

Georgetown University and the Jesuits have pledged $27 million in money and land donations to the descendants of 19th-century enslaved people who were sold to

U.S.: Monkeypox Disproportionately Affecting Black, Hispanic People, Says Centre For Disease Control

Global UpfrontAug 6, 2022August 6, 20220

A detailed analysis of monkeypox case records published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday offers new insight into the outbreak,

Pastor Convicted For Treason, Allegedly Plotted To Kill Thousands of Black South Africans With Poisoned Water

Global UpfrontJun 7, 2022June 7, 20220

A pastor who allegedly plotted to overthrow the South African government and also kill thousands of the country’s Black population was on Monday convicted. According

Are We About To Cure Sickle-Cell Disease, An Illness That Affects One In Every 365 Black Babies

Global UpfrontMar 23, 20221

New gene therapies hold extraordinary promise but potential price of these therapies could be as high as one million to two million dollars per patient