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President Akufo-Addo – “Call for Reparations a Valid Demand for Justice”

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November 15, 2023
President Akufo-Addo – “Call for Reparations a Valid Demand for Justice”

President Akufo-Addo stated that the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, which begun with some twenty (20) slaves from West Africa being forcibly sent in 1619 to the United States of America, was devastating to the continent and to the African Diaspora

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Heritage project on St. Eustatius connects residents with their ancestors from Afrika

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November 12, 2023
Heritage project on St. Eustatius connects residents with their ancestors from Afrika

The St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance has started registration of candidates for its new initiative “Remember Statia: Tracing Our Origins” on Friday, November 10, 2023. It is a community project in which the inhabitants of St. Eustatius write their own history.

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Flags and St. Martin Day

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November 10, 2023
Flags and St. Martin Day

On any given day, at least five flags fly on this 37 square miles island of St. Martin that we all call home. They are, in no particular order of importance, the St. Martin Unity Flag (North and South of our island), the St. Martin (South) flag, the flag of the Republic of France, the flag of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, and the European Union flag.

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Report: Black people in the EU face ever more racism

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November 3, 2023
Report: Black people in the EU face ever more racism

Almost half of people of African descent in the EU face racism and discrimination in their daily life – a rise since 2016. Racist harassment and ethnic profiling are also common, especially for young people, finds a new survey from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). FRA calls on EU countries to take urgent steps to tackle racial discrimination and harassment to ensure everybody is treated equally and with dignity.