Tag: slavery
Tracing Charleston’s History of Slavery, From a Burial Ground to a DNA Swab
A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherev [...]
Tracing Charleston’s History of Slavery, From a Burial Ground to a DNA Swab
A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherev [...]
Nikki Haley, in Retreat, Says ‘Of Course the Civil War Was About Slavery’
A day after giving a stumbling answer about the conflict’s origin that did not mention slavery, Ms. Haley told an interviewer: “Yes, I know it was abo [...]
Slavery apology should be Labour policy, MPs say
MPs on Labour's left push the case for reparations as the party prepares its election manifesto.
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Charlie Gladstone: Rishi Sunak is completely wrong on slavery
John Gladstone owned or held mortgages over 2,508 enslaved Africans in Guyana and Jamaica in the 19th Century, and was paid more than £100,000 in comp [...]
Antoinette Sandbach: Ex-MP asks to be removed from slavery research
Antoinette Sandbach, a descendent of a slave owner, argues she has a right to privacy.
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UK’s £18tn slavery debt is an underestimation, UN judge says
A report led by the judge, Patrick Robinson, says the UK should pay £18.8tn for its role in slavery.
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Ron DeSantis’ slavery comments are infuriating Black Republicans
At issue are the new education standards for how Black history is taught in Florida schools that DeSantis signed into law last year. The revised guid [...]
DeSantis Clashes With Top Rival, Tim Scott, Over Florida’s Teaching of Slavery
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida hit back on Friday at one of his leading Republican rivals, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, accusing the senator of [...]
Slavery: Rishi Sunak rejects call to apologise and pay reparations
"No, Mr Speaker," Mr Sunak said. "What I think our focus should now be is, of course, understanding our history and all its parts, not running away fr [...]
White House hopeful RFK Jr. says instant payments may lead to ‘financial slavery’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed documents with the United States Federal Election Commission on April 5 to run as a Democratic presidential candidate in 2 [...]
Laura Trevelyan: My slavery link to MP shows reality of reparations
Ex-BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan says it's possible her family owned Clive Lewis's ancestors.
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Phillips presses Sunak on UK’s modern slavery record
Labour MP Jess Philiips claimed the Illegal Migration Bill will make it harder for women to be helped.She spoke of working for years with women brough [...]
Do not reduce UK's modern slavery protections, Theresa May warns
The former PM tells the BBC that Rishi Sunak should avoid creating new loopholes for criminal gangs.
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How ‘Kindred’ brought Octavia Butler’s time travel and slavery story to FX – Daily News
Actress Mallori Johnson first encountered the work of writer Octavia Butler when she read “Fledgling,” a novel about a young Black vampire. It was the [...]