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J2141 • 2025

Commemorating the Conference on Slavery, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and Reparatory Justice, the first extra-territorial Juneteenth celebration outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June 17-19, 2026

Commemorating the Conference on Slavery, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and Reparatory Justice, the first extra-territorial Juneteenth celebration outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June 17-19, 2026

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Sponsor
James Sanders Jr.
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
In Senate Committee
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Commemorating the Conference on Slavery, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and Reparatory Justice, the first extra-territorial Juneteenth celebration outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June 17-19, 2026

Commemorating the Conference on Slavery, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and Reparatory Justice, the first extra-territorial Juneteenth celebration outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June 17-19, 2026

What This Bill Does

  • Commemorating the Conference on Slavery, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and Reparatory Justice, the first extra-territorial Juneteenth celebration outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June 17-19, 2026

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 Senate

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Official Summary Text

Commemorating the Conference on Slavery, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and Reparatory Justice, the first extra-territorial Juneteenth celebration outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June 17-19, 2026

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Senate Resolution No. 2141

BY: Senator SANDERS

        COMMEMORATING   the  Conference  on  Slavery,  the
        Transatlantic Slave Trade, and  Reparatory  Justice,
        the  first  extra-territorial Juneteenth celebration
        outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June
        17-19, 2026

  WHEREAS,  The  Republic  of  Ghana  will  be  hosting  a   three-day
conference from June 17-19, 2026, in Accra, Ghana to transform political
momentum  into a common concrete institutional commitment for reparatory
justice; and

  WHEREAS, On March 25, 2026,  the  United  Nations  General  Assembly
adopted  Resolution  A/RES/80/250  which was the first resolution in the
UN's  80-year  history  dedicated  exclusively  to   slavery   and   the
transatlantic slave trade; and

  WHEREAS,  The  United Nations Resolution declares the trafficking of
enslaved Africans and racialized  chattel  enslavement  as  the  gravest
crime  against  humanity,  calling for good faith dialogue on reparatory
justice and the prompt restitution of cultural properties; and

  WHEREAS, The conference convenes a broad multi-stakeholder dialogue,
bringing together  governments,  international  organizations,  diaspora
representatives, legal experts, civil society, and scholars in a unified
call  to  action; representatives from New York State plan to attend the
conference and the Juneteenth commemorative celebration; and

  WHEREAS, Structured around five core objectives, the conference will
focus  on  collective  reflection  and  dialogue,  establishing   global
post-adoption  framework,  generating a comprehensive report document on
the  subject  matter,  establishing  three   global   panels   regarding
reparatory  justice,  and institutionalizing a cross-regional high-level
annual consultative forum; and

  WHEREAS, June 19, 1865, is the  date  the  last  group  of  enslaved
Africans  were freed in the United States; the conference's third day is
symbolically scheduled on this sacred observance  known  as  Juneteenth,
standing  with  others  in  the United States in commemorating the final
emancipation of enslaved African Americans; and

  WHEREAS, This monumental occasion marks the first  extra-territorial
Juneteenth  commemorative  celebration outside the United States, taking
place at Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana-a UNESCO  World  Heritage
site  for its role in the European colonial influence in West Africa and
the Atlantic slave trade; and

  WHEREAS, It  is  fitting  and  proper  that  this  Legislative  Body
recognizes  and honors those committed individuals and organizations who
work unremittingly seeking justice,  renouncing  racism,  and  advancing
human  rights  for  all,  thereby fostering and preserving the ideals of
equality, peace, and justice for the world, and for our  beloved  Empire
State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the Conference on Slavery, the  Transatlantic  Slave  Trade,
and   Reparatory   Justice,   the   first  extra-territorial  Juneteenth
celebration outside the United States, in Accra, Ghana from June  17-19,
2026; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of  the  Republic  of
Ghana.