Slavery Abolition

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Florida’s education chief on Friday defended the state’s rejection of a proposed Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the public schools already teach about racism and slavery, while lashing out at “woke indoctrination.” The rejection of the course was the latest in a…

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Florida's education chief on Friday defended the state's rejection of a proposed Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the public schools already teach about racism and slavery, while lashing out at "woke indoctrination." The rejection of the course was the latest in a series…

An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement. Read More

The Department of Health has been forced to scrap the way it sources medical gloves for the NHS – after its buyers paid millions to a supplier accused of modern slavery. It follows a landmark legal case which challenged the government’s decision to include the Malaysian glove manufacturer Supermax as…

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The Church of England on Tuesday apologized for past links to slavery by a related financial body now engaged in a wide-ranging process to compensate victimized communities. "I am deeply sorry," responded Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church. "The time has come to take…

Being born in the late 1990s, my introduction to Will Smith was on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which I only got a chance to watch 20 years after the sitcom debuted in September 1990.  Smith’s charm, charisma and wit has allowed me to enjoy many of his on-screen characters.…

Did you know the tart cherry is packed full of healthy antioxidants and National Cherry Month is an excellent way to celebrity this annual holiday month. Celebrate National Cherry Month with Traverse Bay Farms National Cherry Month and two American presidents are forever intertwined. These two presidents are George Washington…

A corrections officer overlooks inmates at the Clark County Jail in this file photo. Photo by Mike Schultz Rep. Tarra Simmons contends that the 13th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which outlawed slavery, excluded inmates and that allowed states to continue ‘exploiting’ people RaeLynn Ricarte The Center Square Washington A…

It’s no secret that Benedict Cumberbatch’s ancestors owned slaves on a plantation on the Caribbean island of Barbados throughout the 1700s and 1800s. But just before the new year, British publication the Telegraph reported the Oscar-nominated actor and his family would be facing reparation claims from Caribbean Community nations for…