Slavery Abolition

Bridgetown, Barbados. Picture credit: caribbeanwarehouse.co.uk The daily reality of the persons once enslaved here is not part of the exhibits. The chains and padlocks succinctly described by my teacher were absent. But the Abbey offers a taste of rum from its 18th Century distilleries next door, complete with the casks…

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West once suggested slavery was a choice. He called the COVID-19 vaccine “the mark of the beast.” Earlier this month, he was criticized for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to his collection at Paris Fashion Week. Now the rapper who is legally known as…

A new project is building a massive website uncovering the enslavement of Native Americans. Why it matters: The death of George Floyd two years ago drew attention to systemic racism and the legacy of slavery, but the general public knows very little of Indigenous enslavement in the U.S. and Latin…

The head of Britain’s labour abuse watchdog says her organisation has not seen anyone “gaming” the modern slavery system for immigration purposes. The comments directly contradict the home secretary, Suella Braverman, who said last week that trafficking claims from “people gaming the system” were “derailing the UK’s policy on illegal…

Reports of human trafficking, slavery to AFP reach new highFor first time in Australia’s history, the Australian Federal Police has created technology to combat “the scourge” of human trafficking and slavery. Get a read on this story But it’s a member-only story. Subscribe today to unlock it and more… Reports…

ByBill Newcott Photographs and video byLynsey Weatherspoon Published October 6, 2022 • 13 min read A hush fell over Ryman Auditorium, Nashville’s “Mother Church of Country Music.” On the same stage where Hank Williams wailed “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and Patsy Cline wondered if she might be crazy,…

“Throughout my career, I’ve turned down many films that were set in slavery. I never wanted to show us like that. And then this picture came along,” Smith said over the weekend Will Smith is back. On Monday, Apple TV released the first trailer for Emancipation, the new slavery drama coming to theaters (and Apple…

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Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 4 Oct 2022 7:50AM · Will Smith has kept a relatively low profile since that night at the Academy Awards, when he won best actor for his performance in ‘King Richard’ just minutes after he had marched on stage and hit Rock for…

Apple Apple Original Films has set a December 2nd theatrical opening for its Will Smith-led run-from-slavery thriller “Emancipation”. The film, which hails from director Antoine Fuqua, will then have a December 9th release on the Apple TV+ streaming site. In addition the official teaser trailer for the fact-based film has…