Tag: slavery
How a grad student uncovered the largest known slave auction in...
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified.
Slave-built infrastructure still creates wealth in US, suggesting reparations should cover...
Recognizing that enslaved men, women and children built many of the cities, rail lines and ports that fuel the American economy is a necessary part of any such accounting.
‘What to the slave is the 4th of July?’: James Earl...
On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.”
Juneteenth: A celebration of black liberation & day to remember “horrific...
Juneteenth is “much more complicated and much more complex than is traditionally presented,” increased recognition of the day “provides an opportunity to have a thorough remembrance of this horrific system that was slavery.”
‘It’s also about reclaiming our time’: California school will cover up...
"It's also about reclaiming our time, reclaiming our space. It's about black and indigenous people ... it's a form of reparations."
Slave labor found at Starbucks-certified Brazil coffee plantation
Investigators have found that laborers on the farm’s coffee plantations were working under degrading conditions and living in substandard housing without sewerage or drinking water.
‘What to the American slave is your 4th of July?:’ James...
July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.”
Kanye West should visit the Montgomery Slavery Memorial, and take President...
There is a space in the heart of Alabama that might be just the place for Kanye West to reflect on slavery.
Land taken from freed slave’s descendants for Amazon data center?
It’s time to ask ourselves what kind of country takes property purchased by a freed slave to enrich a corporation.
Two Ways Racists Kill
While it's a modern and more 'civilized' form of the American tradition of shortening the lives of poor minorities, racism has evolved into a more insidious form. But it still goes on.
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American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.
Public opposition to Project 2025 surges as Trump distances himself
Awareness and disapproval of Project 2025 increase significantly despite Trump’s attempts to disassociate from the controversial conservative policy agenda.
730 million people faced hunger last year: A global crisis demanding urgent action
The latest UN report reveals alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition, highlighting the need for urgent political and financial commitments to address food insecurity worldwide.