World News
More enslaved Africans came to the Americas through this port than anywhere else. Why have so few heard of it? By Terrence McCoy / Wash Post
Earth: One of God’s failed experiments? By Thomas Reese / RNS
South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised at state funeral. By Reuters and NBC News
A Black uprising is shaking Cuba’s Communist regime. By Charles Lane / Wash Post
We Owe Haiti a Debt We Can’t Repay. By Annette Gordon-Reed / NYT
Ancient DNA Is Changing How We Think About the Caribbean. By David Reich and Orlando Patterson / NYT
Some Brazilians long considered themselves White. Now many identify as Black as fight for equity inspires racial redefinition. By Terrence McCoy and Heloisa Traiano / Wash Post
Nobel Prizes have a diversity problem even worse than the scientific fields they honor. By Marc Zimmer / The Conversation
George Floyd Reverberates Globally: Thousands Protest In Germany, U.K., New Zealand. By Hannah Hageman / NPR
This Oscar-nominated Brazil documentary is a warning for democracies around the world. By Shasta Darlington / CNN
Auschwitz survivors bear witness as anti-Semitic attacks rise. By Melissa Bell / CNN
How Ghana’s historic homecoming is changing Africa. By Zaina Adamu / CNN
Coming or going, Meghan gets the blame — and it’s because of her race. By Lisa Respers France / CNN
African Entrepreneurs Will Drive the Next Digital Revolution. By Jack Ma / NYT
Year of Return: Ghana Grants Citizenship to More Than 100 African-Americans, Afro-Caribbeans in Special ‘Homecoming’ Ceremony. By Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star
Eastern Europe is headed toward a demographic crisis: A forerunner for the US. By Charles Lane / Wash Post
We’ve Never Forgiven Haiti for Being Black. By Rann Miller / The Progressive
Discovering Cuba, an Island of Music. By Shannon Sims / NYT
How Global White Extremism Influences Shootings in America. By Weiyi Cai, Troy Griggs, Jason Kao, Julliette Love and Joe Ward / NYT
The Common Wind of the African Diaspora. By Kevin Dawson / AAIHS
Boycott by Whites of South African Restaurant Reflects Growing Sense of Grievance. By Kimon de Greef and Norimitsu Onishi / NYT
What South Africa can teach the U.S. about reparations. By Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman / Wash Post
Netflix’s The Edge of Democracy charts the slippery slope from democracy to authoritarian rule. By Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
Colorism in Cuba: How Did Seeking ‘Strong Men of Color’ Ever Become Acceptable in Cuba? By Alejandro De La Fuente / NYT
African samurai: The enduring legacy of a black warrior in feudal Japan. By Emiko Jozuka and Natalie Leung / CNN
A Visit to the Unfathomable Past of Auschwitz. By Ralph Blumenthal / NYT
