Category : News Talk

Michigan Chronicle’s 2024 Endorsements: State School Board, DPS School Board, MSU Trustees, U-M Regents, Wayne State Board of Governors

Michigan’s 8.4 million voters – including the 1.5 million Wayne County voters – are gearing up for the Nov. 5, 2024, statewide general elections. Detroit, specifically, will play a huge role in the election of the next president of the United States,...

Erin Perry Named Editor-in-Chief of Outlier Media, Ushering in a New Era of Community-Centered Journalism

Detroit’s legacy of powerful community-centered journalism continues with Erin Perry’s appointment as Editor-in-Chief at Outlier Media. As a native Detroiter and experienced media leader, Perry stands ready to uphold the organization’s mission: d...

Leaders meet at Commonwealth summit with slavery reparations on agenda

APIA, Samoa — The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks on climate change and the question of reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic sla...

Empowering the Future as Umoja Debate League Trains Detroit’s Next Generation of Civic Leaders

Imagine a city where young voices are not just heard but are actively shaping the future. Detroit is witnessing that very transformation as students, once overlooked, are stepping into their power through the Umoja Debate League. Founded by Detroit&#...

How would slavery reparations work?

Keir Starmer is facing a growing clamour for Britain to pay slavery reparations, which some estimates say could exceed £200 billion. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, a group of countries known as the Caribbean Community – o...

Keir Starmer Calls For Reparations Discussion At Commonwealth Summit

Caribbean leaders urge Britain to confront its historical role in slavery and engage in reparations discussions at the Commonwealth summit. As the Commonwealth summit approaches, a significant conversation is unfolding regarding Britain’s histori...

Commonwealth leaders push for reparations for transatlatic slave trade to be put on the agenda

Oct. 24 (UPI) — British Commonwealth leaders meeting on the Pacific island of Samoa are set to hold talks on an agreement to seek justice for suffering and damage from the transatlantic slave trade that could see Britain — one of the mai...

Why the call for slavery reparations is a scam

It would be a shame if Britain were forced to leave the Commonwealth, given the great work it has done over the decades – especially under the guardianship of the late Queen. But our departure is swiftly going to emerge as an option if grasping Cari...

King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit

London CNN — Britain’s government and King Charles III are bracing for a heated conversation about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, as the issue looks set to overshadow a summit of Commonwe...

Starmer urged by Commonwealth leaders to discuss slavery reparations

Sir Keir Starmer has been told by Commonwealth leaders he must come to the table to discuss reparations for the “ill effects” of slavery. Commonwealth nations are looking at an agreement that could begin conversations on the issue through a communiqu...

Commonwealth leaders to push for slavery reparation conversation

Commonwealth heads of government are to push for a “conversation” on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association’s first summit in two years, the BBC reported on Thursday (October 24, 2024). UK P...

Keir Starmer urged to ‘engage’ on reparations at Commonwealth summit

Britain has a legal and moral case to answer over its historical role in slavery, the chair of the Caribbean’s slavery reparation commission has said, as Keir Starmer continues to reject calls to put the issue on the agenda at the Commonwealth summi...

Commonwealth heads to defy UK on slavery reparations of $24 trillion

A diplomatic embarrassment grapples the United Kingdom as the Commonwealth heads of government plan to look at reparatory justice for transatlantic slave trade and demand slavery reparations of up to £18 trillion ($24 trillion) from the country....

Starmer has ‘misunderstood’ Commonwealth leaders’ call for slave trade reparations, Harriet Harman says

Sir Keir Starmer has “misunderstood” why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slave trade reparations and he needs to have some cultural respect, a Labour grandee has told Sky News. Baroness Harriet Harman told Beth Rigby on Sky News’...

A retail business incubator opens in the Grove to help support minority female entrepreneurs

For years, Joi Riley burned soy wax candles throughout her home to create a warm ambiance and a familial smell for her family to enjoy. She burned traditional candles and scented ones. Riley had to stop using traditional candles because she noticed t...