Slavery Abolition

Politics / February 20, 2025 It’s not hyperbole to say that the White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda. A screenshot from the White House’s video showing the deportation of an unidentified immigrant. (White House) After a month’s worth of vicious and empirically vacuous assaults…

Joint military operations between Russian instructors and the Central African Republic’s forces, the FACA (Forces Amees Centra Africaines) continue to bear fruit by liberating territories and citizens from the oppression The post Russian instructors, FACA Forces free six children from LRA slavery appeared first on The Nation Newspaper...Read More

Marietta, GA, February 18, 2025 --(PR.com)-- Language of Kings: Ashanti Communication – Before They Were Brought to the Americas The Before Slavery Experience is celebrating Black History Month with an engaging exhibit titled Language of the Kings at Marietta’s Theater on the Square. This exhibit, which is part of the Before…

Nearly all Bangladeshi migrants who leave areas hit hard by climate change to seek work in other parts of the country or overseas in Gulf States are subject to forms of forced labour, researchers have found. Workers who have lost their homes or livelihoods to intensifying climate impacts such as…

Film director Spike Lee wore a jacket to the NBA All-Star Game with a message demanding slavery reparations. Cameras caught the message as Lee stood on the sidelines during Sunday’s game while he enjoyed his courtside seat, which reportedly ran for up to $57,000 per ticket. “We wan out 40…

Imagine this: a continent scarred by centuries of violence and exploitation, now standing united to demand justice. This weekend, the African Union (AU) is kicking off its annual summit with a bold, historic declaration: 2025 will be the year of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations…

African heads of state attend the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), February 17, 2024.   -   Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 13/02 - 20:19 African Union African leaders meeting at the African Union (AU) summit in…

Local News H.R. 40 was first introduced by Rep. John Conyers in 1989, and would create a committee to study the effects of slavery and recommend reparations. Pressley announced her reintroduction of the bill surrounded by other U.S. Representatives, all of whom referenced the importance of pursuing the creation of…

WASHINGTON – Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US, Sir Ronald Sanders, has written to the President of Harvard University on the institution honouring its commitments to addressing its historical benefits from slavery in the Caribbean nation.  “Harvard’s historical ties to Antigua and Barbuda are clear. The wealth derived from…

Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, federal legislation to study reparations for slavery, on Wednesday as the Trump administration leads a wide-scale rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the federal government. The bill, which had 130 co-sponsors in the last session, is not likely to advance under…