Category Archives: Black History

The hidden story of African-Irish children

The mixed-race Irish people searching for their African roots. In the middle of the last century, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were then placed in one of Ireland’s … Continue reading

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Frank Bailey — Black British Hidden Stories | Medium

Courtney Ismain Jul 5, 2019·2 min read A defender of black social progression When the government invited subjects of their Caribbean colonies to work in Britain following the Second World War, they expected them to return home after a few … Continue reading

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Group Urges Atlantic Seafloor be Labeled a Memorial to Slave Trading

BEAUFORT, N.C. – Before deep-sea mining begins on the seafloor in international waters of the Atlantic Basin, a group of scholars is suggesting that a portion of the seabed be marked on maps and charts as a virtual memorial to … Continue reading

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We’re Still Living and Dying in the Slaveholders’ Republic

Ibram X. Kendi Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research He became a founding father. He coveted his freedom. But for most of his political career, he turned away from talk of founding or fathering a new nation … Continue reading

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Obama’s Secret Weapon In The South: Small, Dead, But Still Kickin’

October 10, 201212:49 PM ET ROBERT KRULWICH Look at this map, and notice that deep, deep in the Republican South, there’s a thin blue band stretching from the Carolinas through Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. These are the counties that went … Continue reading

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Wealthy funder pays reparations for use of HeLa cells

Cells from Henrietta Lacks gave rise to a historic cell line from which many have profited — although, for decades, her family were not compensated.Credit: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post/Getty A major biomedical-research organization has for the first time aimed to … Continue reading

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The scientist who launched a comic and flew the flag for Black History Month

Self-confessed comic addict Osarenkhoe Ogbeide sees beyond the superhero to the scientist. When he’s not developing printable gas sensors, he’s passionate about celebrating the contributions of black scientists throughout history. Marvel films and comics sparked my interest in science subjects. … Continue reading

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How Banks Made Money From Slavery | Empires of Dirt

VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng explores how the City of London and its financial institutions profited from slavery in America long after the slave trade was abolished. Empires of Dirt is a show about Europeans getting rich at the … Continue reading

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‘I just wanted to be white’

The racism and abuse suffered by thousands of children born to African-American fathers and white German mothers in post-war Germany. Watch: ‘I just wanted to be white’

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Barbara Blake Hannah: The first black reporter on British TV

By Simi Jolaoso When British TV got its first black reporter in 1968 some viewers strongly objected and she was sacked in less than a year. Now, half a century later, a British Journalism Award has been named in her … Continue reading

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