Slavery Abolition

In his ongoing war on “woke,” President Trump has instructed the National Park Service to scrub any language he would deem negative, unpatriotic or smacking of “improper partisan ideology” from signs and presentations visitors encounter at national parks and historic sites. Instead, his administration has ordered the national parks and…

Letters to the Editor Newsday Thursday 19 June 2025 Brinsley Samaroo - THE EDITOR: In hindsight, slavery had a number of characteristics that the onlooker can use to determine if someone was in servitude. Slavery had oppression as a watchword. The victim had rights “on paper” that were curtailed by…

Two genealogy sites are adding troves of historical materials about enslaved people in the U.S. to databases, which could give many of their descendants a fuller picture of their families' histories.The moves come as the nation on Thursday celebrates Juneteenth, the annual celebration of the end of slavery.Why it matters:…

An obstetrician has told a parliamentary inquiry that hundreds of migrant women seek abortions with her each year to avoid breaching their visa conditions. Dr Trudi Beck, a GP  based in NSW Riverina city of Wagga Wagga, told the inquiry an "unseen population" of migrant women was seeking abortions they…

Chicago’s self-professed “progressive” Democrat mayor, Brandon Johnson, announced a new task force to study plans to dole out slavery reparations to the city’s black community, even as Johnson struggles with low approval ratings. Desperate to find his way out of his low approvals, Johnson announced the new task force during…

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A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and coercing them into slavery on farms across Queensland under the pretext of educational scholarships. Abubakar, 56, was nabbed on Wednesday at the Brisbane Airport upon arrival…

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that the freedom being enjoyed by Filipinos today are being challenged by drug problems, poverty, and government abuse and corruption. In her Independence Day message, Duterte said that this freedom is the fruit of "true and pure love of Filipino heroes for…

Actor Jon Voight has lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling him a “fool” for “allowing destruction” to tear through Los Angeles in the anti-ICE riots. “You’re a fool blaming Trump!” he begins in his tirade, posted to his X account, against the backdrop of an American flag on…

Modern slavery, exploitation and tax evasion across the construction sector are to be tackled by a new ethical workforce standard backed by major contractors. Skanska, Keltbray, Careys and Lendlease Development are among the firms that founded and helped to develop the Workforce Assured scheme, which has been drawn up to…