Selma Institute

03/25/2026

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, ​speaking in New York on Tuesday, criticized the U.S. administration for what he described as normalizing the ‌erasure of Black history, warning that such policies could have ripple effects elsewhere.

03/25/2026

UN declares transatlantic African slave trade 'gravest crime against humanity'

Spanning from the 16th to the 19th century, the trade forcibly transported at least 12.5 million Africans across the Atlantic, with roughly 10.7 million surviving the brutal Middle Passage.

On March 25, 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution officially designating the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".

The move, led by Ghana and backed by a 123-3 vote, demands reparation, addresses systemic racism, and highlights the trade's role in constructing a lasting racist ideology.

The United States, Israel, and Argentina were the three nations that voted against the resolution.

03/24/2026

Ghana is pushing for the trans-Atlantic slave trade to be recognized as the gravest crime against humanity.

Ghana's foreign minister proposed a resolution recognizing the trans-Atlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity.

03/22/2026

When something is lost, you feel different about it than if it’s stolen.

03/18/2026

A CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS EVENT WITH TAMARA LANIER ON REPATRIATING ARTIFACTS OF NORTH AMERICAN SLAVERY

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03/17/2026

“The settlement, which John Brown referred to as Timbuctoo, was Gerrit Smith’s response to the New York legislature’s reinstatement of a twenty-one-year-old law denying black men the right to vote unless they owned $250 in land or a home.”

The Adirondack Mountains have a rich history with astonishing ties to major national events. It may be a surprise to some that the wilderness of the

03/13/2026

"The Georgetown 272: The Journey" tells the story of 272 enslaved people sold in New Orleans in 1838 and why it still matters to about 4,000 descendants.

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"The Georgetown 272: The Journey" tells the story of 272 enslaved people sold in New Orleans in 1838 and why it still matters to about 4,000 descendants.

03/08/2026

At the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge

03/05/2026

Heading to commemorate the 61st Anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

We honor our ancestors that fought for and died for the right to vote.

03/05/2026

Heading to commemorate the 61st Anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

We honor our ancestors that fought for and died for the right to vote.

02/20/2026

"A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore slavery-related exhibits at the national park site on the foundation of former President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia."

Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee, compared the administration’s effort to remove the panels to Orwell’s “1984.”

02/18/2026