Tag: African American history
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Johnnie Cochran and the Legal Legacy of Reparations
By Panafrican.email When the name Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. is mentioned, popular memory often goes immediately to the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial. But the deeper history of Cochran’s career lies elsewhere: in his use of litigation as a tool to challenge police abuse, racial discrimination, wrongful imprisonment and the unequal distribution of justice. His connection…
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BET News and the Vanishing Digital Archive: What Happens When Black Media History Goes Offline?
By Panafrican.email News Desk A piece of Black media history appears to have disappeared from the public internet. BET has removed its digital news articles from BET.com, reportedly as the company shifts the website toward a more video-first strategy. The change may appear to be a routine corporate redesign, but for journalists, researchers, historians and…
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Historic California Village of Campo Is Back on the Market for $5.995 Million
CAMPO, CALIFORNIA — An unusual real-estate opportunity is attracting attention in San Diego County: much of the historic village of Campo, California, is currently being offered for sale for $5.995 million. The property, marketed as “The Village of Campo,” encompasses approximately 15.75 acres across three parcels, with roughly 95,000 square feet of existing buildings. The…
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Jasmine Washington Makes Ballet History as a Deaf African American Dance Pioneer
Jasmine Washington is challenging long-held assumptions about who can become a professional ballet dancer, emerging as a groundbreaking figure in the world of classical dance and representation. For generations, ballet has often been viewed as an art form defined by strict traditions, physical precision and an almost absolute dependence on musical cues. But Jasmine Washington’s…
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🇺🇸 California Moves Toward Requiring Major Companies to Disclose Historical Ties to Slavery
SACRAMENTO, California — California lawmakers have advanced legislation that could require major companies operating in the state to disclose whether their businesses or predecessors have historical connections to slavery and other forms of forced labor. The measure represents another step in California’s continuing debate over how corporations should confront the legacy of slavery and the…
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🇺🇸 The Plantations Behind America’s Wealth: Confronting the Brutal Reality of Slavery
By Pan African News The story of America’s economic rise is often told through railroads, factories, banks, agriculture and entrepreneurship. But beneath that familiar narrative lies another history—one built on forced labor, racial violence and the systematic exploitation of millions of enslaved Africans and their descendants. A recent examination of Louisiana’s Whitney Plantation and Woodland…