sugar is not the only crop with such a legacy in Guyana. Cotton and coffee also played pivotal roles at various points in history. Like sugar, these crops fuelled the machinery of slavery and ...
The slaves had been in control of Berbice for just ... fearful, weak and lost. Guyana is unique in the world for the absence of independent intellectual public discourse, dialogue and research ...
Gloria Daniel has spent years tracing not only her family’s history, but how money from slavery funded many historic ...
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another. But when the kindness and ...
Sitting inside a grand office at the British Museum, with a bright green scarf draped over his slim black suit, Hew Locke, ...
Consecutive British governments have rejected calls for reparations but the chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ...
AFP via Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris offered a resounding non-answer when asked about her support for slavery reparations Tuesday in a high-profile, softball ...
A Swedish woman was recently charged with war crimes after she was accused of treating Yazidi women and children as "slaves." On Thursday, authorities in Sweden announced charges against 52-year ...
The cheapest flight from London Heathrow to Guyana costs £466. Explore the different prices of flights from London Heathrow to Guyana and find the best option for you. When is it the cheapest time to ...
California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana—More than 100 miles off the coast of Guyana, Exxon Mobil is pumping hundreds of thousands of barrels every day from a gargantuan oil discovery that is transforming the ...
Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed several bills to address the state’s history of racial discrimination, including a formal apology for its “role in the perpetuation of slavery.” ...