The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite opposition from the US and European ...

The United Nations General Assembly voted to recognise the slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, a move ...

The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

The U.N. General Assembly's resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items to their ...

A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wednesday to recognise transatlantic ​slavery as the "gravest crime ...

“#SkyKing,” a feature-length documentary that tells the story of airline worker Richard ‘Beebo’ Russell, will premiere on Hulu on April 14. The documentary is set to make its world premiere at the ...

The images of a father known as Renty and his daughter Delia were honored today in a ceremony by their new steward, a museum in South Carolina. By Clyde McGrady Reporting from Charleston, S.C. What ...

Louis Theroux is known for tackling controversial topics with deft diplomacy, allowing his subjects to show themselves for who they truly are. Of course, it's then up to the viewer to decide if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new documentary revisits the story of 272 enslaved people sold in New Orleans in 1838 by Jesuit priests to save Georgetown ...

Imagine Documentaries and Message Pictures have announced production of the “definitive documentary” on Whoopi Goldberg, a film that’s said to expand on the Oscar winner’s autobiography Bits and ...