Slavery Abolition

Synopsis The White House has a new statue of Christopher Columbus. This is part of President Donald Trump's administration's move to change how American history is shown. This follows actions like removing slavery exhibits and restoring Confederate statues. Civil rights groups say this could undo social progress. The statue was…

Ghana, backed by the African Union, is intensifying diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to rally global support for a resolution that would, for the first time, formally declare the Transatlantic Slave Trade the gravest crime against humanity. This move is aimed at pushing reparations, accountability, and a long-delayed global…

Entrepreneur & Professor Join Leadership of the Nation's Oldest Lincoln Organization The Abraham Lincoln Association, one of the nation’s most respected historical organizations, established in 1908, has named Mr. Sameer Somal, Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum Board Member,  and Dr. Cecily Zander of the University of Wyoming, to its Board…

Skip to Main Content National News One family by the president’s side for one-third of America’s 250-year existence. In this undated photo provided by The White House, John Woodson Ficklin poses for a photos with President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter at the White House in Washington. (The…

CAMAÇARI, Brazil — Colorado Road was never a place where much happened. Set off on the impoverished fringes of this obscure Brazilian city, it bore little of note beyond a small ballet school, a few sun-scorched shrubs and a row of humble dwellings hidden behind decaying walls — until one…

Jerusalem Post / Middle East / Iran News US Navy strikes Iranian ship after it sailed near USS Abraham Lincoln - report The status of the Iranian ship and its crew is not currently known, CBS added. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh…

The status of the Iranian ship and its crew is not currently known, CBS added. A US Navy vessel shot at an Iranian naval ship after it sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, CBS News reported on Thursday night, citing US officials briefed on the matter.…

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Rebels in Ethiopia's most populous region of Oromia have committed summary executions, gang rapes and sexual slavery against women and girls between 2020 and 2024, Amnesty International said on Friday. Oromia is a vast region stretching across roughly a third of Ethiopia and home to 40 million people, where the…

The Binkov’s Battlegrounds video (uploaded before the attack started) provides one of the clearest, equipment-focused baselines for the current escalation. Details the largest US combat aircraft/tanker/AWACS concentration around Iran since 2003. Two carrier air wings (over 100 tactical aircraft, F-35 heavy on Abraham Lincoln south of Iran + Ford en…