Slavery Abolition

The scars of slavery in Nigeria are etched into our past, but they do not define our present or future. Nigeria's history is rich and complex, encompassing various chapters that have shaped the nation into what it is today. Badagry Slave Port, Lagos Situated in the coastal town of Badagry,…

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration officials opposed the College Board’s new Advanced Placement African American studies course due to its lack of “opposing viewpoints” on slavery. A new report from the Miami Herald sheds more context on Florida’s fight against the College Board and Black history specifically. According to internal…

(RNS) — As students head back to school this week, Florida students are in for big changes. Claiming to support “parental rights” and wishing to “build great families,” the state’s Board of Education approved a new K-12 social studies curriculum that suggests that slavery had “personal benefit” for enslaved people and…

Final Fantasy XVI situates itself within a backdrop of swords, sorcery, and political turmoil, as its picturesque world of Valisthea is filled with inhabitants complicit in the upholding of slavery. Throughout the land, where lush evergreen forests, dank underground ruins, and rolling dunes are common sights, magic reigns supreme. Channeled…

Image source, University of Guyana Image caption, Charlie Gladstone read an apology to the people of Guyana on behalf of his family The descendants of former Prime Minister William Gladstone are facing calls to pay reparations to Jamaica for an ancestor's role in slavery. The Gladstone family apologised for its…

Allegations of Uyghur forced labor taking place in China’s fashion industry has resurfaced as a hot button issue ahead of next month’s G20 Summit.  The intergovernmental event held in New Delhi this year is slated to address topics such as green development, multilateral institutions for the 21st century, and women-led development.…

Author of the article: The Associated Press Nathan Ellgren And Gary Fields Published Aug 25, 2023  •  Last updated Aug 25, 2023  •  5 minute read WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing and construction workers greet visitors to the Lincoln Memorial, signaling that — for the moment — the monument to the…

Through the partnership, Princes has hired and trained 32 migrant workers living in vulnerable conditions, who will work across a variety of roles at the group’s Foggia-based tomato processing facility during the 2023 harvest season. Casa Sankara aims to foster social inclusion and enhance living conditions for victims of modern…

Actor Jim Caviezel says a new movie that hits theaters on the Fourth of July could have the same impact on child sex trafficking that a famous book by Harriet Beecher Stowe had on slavery in America. The new film, Sound of Freedom (PG-13), follows the true story of a…