A leading reparations activist says there is merit in pursuing a variety of legal strategies that might convince U.S. courts that Black people deserve damages for past treatment in the United States. However, Kamm Howard, of the legislative commission of NCOBRA, the national Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, doesnât believe there is anything ânovelâ about the proposal by Dr. Jahi Issa and Reggie Mabry, that reparations activists recognize that slavery was legal in the U.S., and adjust their legal strategy, according. âSlavery was never legal under international norms,â said Howard. âOnly a small number of nations in Europe colluded together and created some rules among themselves on how to engage in these international crimes. Those were rules amongst criminals.â
"A few lines for the Poet Ojenke..." is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
The Israeli army has intensified attacks on hospitals as part of the new operation, which aims to displace the entire population of Gaza.
The Trump administration opens a new ICE detention center in New Jerseyâs biggest city and a hub for immigrant communities, earning a bold response from immigrant rights organizers.
In this weekâs segment, we discuss the modern history of Black politics in the city of Newark, New Jersey, after the death of a long-serving former mayor and the arrest and brief detention of theâŚ
Our guest is Craig Mokhiber. He is an international human rights lawyer and former director of the New York Office of the United Nationâs High Commissioner for Human Rights. He stepped down from thatâŚ
