The University of Richmond has removed the name of donor T.C. Williams from its law school, citing student complaints that he allegedly owned slaves more than 175 years ago. The Williams family now wants the Virginia-based university to give back donations they’ve made throughout the years, with interest, in the amount of $3.6 billion. Robert…
Virginia Donors Demand $3.6 Billion From University for Removing Ancestor’s Name
February 14, 2023
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Church of England Establishes £100 Million Fund to ‘Address Past Wrongs of Slavery’
The Church of England (CofE) and the Archbishop of Canterbury have announced plans to pay £100 million in a reparations-style fund to support “communities affected by historic slavery.” On Tuesday, the Church Commissioners for England published a report into historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery, and announced a new funding commitment of £100 million. It…
De Las Casas and the 500-Year Struggle for Liberty
Commentary Spending the holiday week in gorgeous Mexico City has sent my mind reeling with reflection on the great struggle of all time, that for universal rights and liberties and against all forms of tyranny. The beauty of visiting a place like this is that this history is utterly inescapable. One only needs to visit…
Book Review: ‘Created Equal: The Painful Past, Confusing Present, and Hopeful Future of Race in America’
Dr. Ben Carson has been celebrated in a variety of arenas. He is the former secretary of housing and urban development, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, and the former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. He is also a best-selling author having penned several books before this one. In 2008, under President George W….
UK Votes Against UN Racism and Slavery Reparations Resolution
The United Kingdom has voted against a resolution from the United Nations Human Rights Council to pay reparations from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. On Friday, a resolution titled “From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” was tabled before a 47-strong U.N. Human Rights Council…
Abortion, Marijuana, Slavery: 11 Themes to 2022’s Ballot Measures
September 25, 2022
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Ballot measures related to abortion, marijuana, and slavery are among a diverse array of issues voters in 37 states will see at the polls this fall. Taxes, infrastructure bonds, crime, minimum wage, elections, and the structure of state government are also among common themes on Nov. 8 ballots nationwide. An expected flurry of measures related…
In Discussing Reparations, Honest History of Slavery Makes the Left Uncomfortable
Commentary The Left loves to promote “reparations”—but only up until the point where history and truth run counter to its simplistic narratives about the past. British royals expert Hilary Fordwich threw CNN host Don Lemon for a loop on Tuesday when he asked her if the British monarchy should pay reparations for colonialism and slavery….
PREMIERING NOW: Ep. 63: Who Enslaved Who? CNN’s Don Lemon Ripped Over Reparations Debate | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 62
Larry Elder Highlights is sponsored by Birch Gold Group. Protect your IRA or 401(k) with precious metals today: http://larryforgold.com/ British commentator Hillary Fordwich stunned CNN’s Don Lemon Monday night when she gave an unexpected answer to his question about whether the royal family should pay reparations for slavery. She said reparations should be sought from…
UN Expert Concludes ‘Forced Labor’ Has Taken Place in Xinjiang
BEIJING—It is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labor of members of minority groups has taken place in China’s western Xinjiang region, the UN’s top expert on slavery said in a report released this week. The findings were “based on an independent assessment of available information”, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery,…
Former Immigration Minister Says Modern Slavery Law Is ‘Loophole’ for Illegal Immigrants
A former immigration minister has said a law on modern slavery introduced by David Cameron’s government in 2015 has been used thousands of times by illegal immigrants to escape deportation. Chris Philp, who was immigration minister between September 2019 and September 2021, said the Modern Slavery Act had “inadvertently turned into one of the biggest…
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