Slavery
Statue of Lincoln and kneeling black man removed from Boston
The contrast of the fully-clothed Lincoln and a near-naked black man on his knees was considered demeaning, and the city's arts council ruled last June in favor...
Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, made the comment Wednesday as he hit out at tough lockdown measures instituted in some states, many led by Democratic governors.
Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by a linear narrative that is dominated by American voices.
There have been nationwide calls to remove monuments linked to Britain's colonial past following the toppling of a statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston during an anti-racism protest in the southwestern city in June.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, European slavers held more than one million African men, women and children in Ouidah's Portuguese Fort before shipping them across the Atlantic in abominable conditions.
Trump's order follows a wave of civil unrest across America triggered by the killing of unarmed African American George Floyd, who died while a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.
The Oscar-winning 1939 film was pulled two weeks ago as the United States began a mass reckoning with systemic racism triggered by nationwide protests over police brutality.
The trio, one of the most successful in country music, said in an open letter that they took the name 14 years ago after the Southern antebellum style home where they took their first photos.
A statue of Edward Colston, who made a fortune in the 17th century from trading West African slaves, was torn down and thrown into Bristol harbour on Sunday by a group of demonstrators taking part in a wave of protests following the death of George Floyd in the United States.
The raid in Katsina came less than a month after about 300 men and boys were freed from another supposed Islamic school in neighbouring Kaduna state.
Does one need to be chained to be a slave in 2019? No, because the concept of slavery has been redefined to take into account modern-day changes.
The trio was trafficked from Colesburg and sold to the owner of a tavern, where they were to be used as slaves.
The West African nation is banking on the commemorations to give a major boost to the number of tourist arrivals as it encourages the descendants of slaves to 'come home'.
Africa has the highest prevalence of slavery, with more than seven victims for every 1,000 people, according to a 2017 report by human rights group Walk Free Foundation and the International Labour Office.
The two-year project will seek 'appropriate ways to publicly acknowledge past links to slavery and to address its impact', the British institution said.
Many of the children were working in markets peddling goods, carrying heavy loads or fetching water, while others worked as housemaids or were forced into prostitution, Interpol said.
Haji Mohamed Dawjee has a message for Patricia de Lille for her role in preventing Bo-Kaap from being declared a heritage area, and the consequences of that move.
Twitter users started the hashtag #IfSlaveryWasAChoice, sharing jokes and trying to educate Kanye West on why his comments were off base.
In two interviews, rapper Kanye West shared his thoughts on slavery, opened up about his health and forgave former President Barack Obama. CNN reports.