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Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty - U.N. report
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGENEVA (Reuters) -The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in...
Ben Harper Scrutinizes Slavery’s Long-Lasting Wounds on ‘We Need to Talk About It’
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBen Harper bluntly addresses the deep-seated and longstanding wounds of slavery on his new song, “We...
The Spirit of 1776 or 1619?
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCrystal Lucas-Perry, center, as John Adams in "1776," in which the performers identify as female, transgender and nonbinary, at the American Airlines...
The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
Small boats plan ‘racist’, says ex-Home Office adviser as Theresa May joins backlash
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoRishi Sunak’s planned crackdown on migrants arriving by small boats is “heartless” and “racist”, a...
Port St Lucie taxes; Indian River book flap, ideology; tip jar woes; new slavery | Letters
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHere's a tip to deal with questionable jars Over the past 18 months, I have become aware of a...
Theresa May says small boats bill ‘shuts door’ to trafficking victims as Tory backlash builds
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoFormer prime minister Theresa May has criticised Rishi Sunak’s small boats crackdown – warning that...
Springfield celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in America
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoined by dozens of local organizations and a hundred residents, Springfield celebrated Juneteenth...
Barbados PM says country owed $4.9tn in reparations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBarbados is owed $4.9tn (£3.9tn) in reparatory damages by slave-owning countries, prime minister Mia Mottley said, as she called for global conversation...
GOP Rep. Suggests Impeaching DHS Secretary Because Slavery Exists, Drugs Kill People
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 months ago“Is there any evidence that Secretary Mayorkas has enslaved anyone?” law professor Frank Bowman...