Venita Benitez Joins New York in
Restoring UN International Day of
Remembrance of the Victims of
Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Restoring UN International Day of
Remembrance of the Victims of
Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
"BlackScoop News Announces Historic Coverage"
The Black News Scoop, is proud to announce the publication of a groundbreaking feature on Advocate Venita Benitez, whose work has reshaped global remembrance in real time. For the first time in history, the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, will be honored annually at Fort Monroe, the only UNESCO Site of Memory in the United States by Venita Benitez.
This is not a relocation. This is not a replacement. This is not taking anything away from New York.
This is joining New York — and restoring the remembrance for the ancestors at the place where the history began. New York remains the global stage of the United Nations.
Fort Monroe is the historical ground of 1619. Now, for the first time, they stand together.
Why Fort Monroe Matters — The UNESCO Truth Most People Never Knew
Fort Monroe is not just a historic landmark. It is a UNESCO Site of Memory, one of the most sacred designations in global heritage — reserved for places where humanity confronts its deepest wounds:
- genocide
- slavery
- forced migration
- human trafficking
- crimes against humanity
Fort Monroe is the only UNESCO Site of Memory in the United States.
And here is the revelation: Fort Monroe remains protected even after the United States withdraws from UNESCO in December 2026.
UNESCO Sites of Memory do not disappear when a country leaves. They remain protected under international heritage law. They remain recognized globally. They remain part of humanity’s memory.
Which means: The UN Remembrance at Fort Monroe — restored by Venita Benitez — is permanent.
This is the part the world didn’t know. This is the part BlackScoop is breaking. This is the part that changes history.
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New York in Restoring
UN International Day of
Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and
the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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New York in Restoring
UN International Day of
Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and
the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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The UN Deep Dive — What No One Has Ever Explained Publicly
The United Nations launched the remembrance in New York in 2008. But the history it commemorates begins in Hampton, Virginia, at Point Comfort, where the first Africans were brought in 1619. For decades, the global remembrance existed far from the soil where the trauma began.
Benitez saw what historians had not yet acted upon: The remembrance must return to the origin — without leaving New York. From Dallas, she began the work. She researched, documented, and traced the lineage of memory.
She identified leaders in Hampton who understood the significance. She brought together three additional figures rooted in the community. She carried the truth from Texas to Virginia and placed it back where it belonged.
Her work resulted in a historic confirmation: At Fort Monroe, Ms. Benitez will host the UN remembrance every year on March 25 — permanently.
This is not symbolic. This is structural. This is not an event. This is a correction in the geography of remembrance.
This is real‑time historicity — history unfolding before the public eye.
A Tradition of Resilience — Inherited, Not Invented
Benitez’s work continues a tradition carried by ancestors who endured, resisted, and believed that truth would one day be spoken aloud. She worked quietly, steadily, and without applause — even when progress felt slow, even when doors were heavy, even when the path was unclear.
She kept moving because she understood something the ancestors understood:
Freedom work does not stop. Memory work does not stop. Truth work does not stop.
Freedom work does not stop. Memory work does not stop. Truth work does not stop.
Her steps were not random. Her steps were not accidental. Her steps were not self‑made.
“My steps are ordered by the LORD”, states Benitez.
That is the foundation of her resilience. That is why she never stopped. That is why history is shifting in real time.
The Three Georges — The Second Restoration
Benitez’s historical work does not end at 1619. Her book, The Three Georges by Venita Maria Benitez, restores another erased narrative — the triad of George Washington, King George III, and the forgotten Black Patriot George Key.
Author Venita Maria Benitez releases The Three Georges: “3GS” 1776–1783 Revolutionary War (Commemorative Edition) — a warm, hopeful, and deeply human retelling of America’s founding years that finally brings George Key, a free Black Patriot, into the light where he always belonged.
Just as she restored the UN remembrance to its origin, she restores the American Revolutionary War memory to its full truth.
Two eras. Two corrections. One advocate. One lineage of truth.
Because this is not retrospective history. This is real‑time historicity — history unfolding before the public eye.
It is rare. It is powerful. It is newsworthy. It is award‑worthy.
Because this story is not about an event. It is about a woman who changed where the world remembers its past — without taking anything away from New York.
Venita goes on to share...
“New York launched the UN remembrance. Hampton lived the history.
We are not taking the remembrance from New York — we are joining New York and restoring it for the ancestors.
Fort Monroe’s UNESCO status protects this remembrance long after the U.S. leaves UNESCO.
We are not taking the remembrance from New York — we are joining New York and restoring it for the ancestors.
Fort Monroe’s UNESCO status protects this remembrance long after the U.S. leaves UNESCO.
This is the first time global memory has been restored to American soil.
We are witnessing history that future generations will study. And we are witnessing it now.”
VenitaGSRD2008@gmail.com .
You can also call her at: 214-404-4433
She is also available for speaking and consulting engagements.
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