What happens when a 300-year-old ghost shows up to collect on slavery’s unpaid debt? That’s the premise driving Possession, Sky’s new five-part supernatural thriller, and it might be the boldest thing on British TV this year. The series follows Claudia McKenzie, a mixed-race lawyer played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, sent to…
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Educational Resources
Haiti Paid France for Its Own Freedom. That’s Why Haiti Is Poor.
Michael Imhotep is a historian, researcher, and founder of the African History Network. He teaches a 10-week course connecting the Haitian Revolution to the U.S. Civil War, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Black Power Movement. His breakdown of the New York Times 2022 investigative series cuts straight to why Haiti…
African Union
Three Scholars. One Question. Has the World Finally Turned a Corner on Reparations?
Hosted by Future Africa and the University of Pretoria, this webinar titled “A False Start? Actions for Reparations and the UN Resolution on Slavery” brings together three scholars: Professor Helen Colum (University of Cape Town), Dr. Shangu (University of Jerusalem), and Professor Abdi Summit (University of Minnesota and member of…
African Union
France in Africa: Colonial Crimes, Neocolonialism, and the Case for Reparations
For centuries, Africa’s vast wealth in natural resources, labor, and human capital was systematically extracted under brutal colonial rule—France playing a central role in this prolonged exploitation. From the transatlantic slave trade to control over the CFA franc currency and post-independence economic dominance, France’s hand in Africa’s ongoing poverty and…