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Slavery's historical link to marriage is still at play in some African societies
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWomen in parts of the world are victims of slavery Wikimedia Commons/FlickrGovernments and religious...
#BoycottTheWomanKing Trends As Hit Movie Faces Backlash Over Slave Trade History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOver the weekend, The Woman King debuted as the number one film in the country, earning $19 million...
"Black AF History" author on whitewashing the past: "They have tried every way possible to erase us"
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMichael Harriot Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Fatima Michon As an '80s baby that carved...
Teachers enraged that Florida’s new Black history standards say slaves could ‘benefit’
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe approval of Florida’s new Black history curriculum didn’t surprise Crystal Etienne. A...
Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery - is history up for sale?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA lifesize replica of a slave ship graces Project Marina. Screenshot/YouTube/Presidency of BeninThe...
Pope backs Italian migrant rescue group targeted by prosecutors
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPope Francis on Wednesday spoke out in favour of an Italian migrant sea rescue charity whose members...
People Who Had Rich Roommates Are Sharing The Wildly Out-Of-Touch Things They Said Or Did
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 6 months ago"On the first day I met her, she informed me that she would be able to live the rest of her life off...
Woman King is worth watching: but be aware that its take on history is problematic
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIlze Kitshoff/Sony Pictures Entertainment/TiffThe Hollywood movie The Woman King, released in...
The GOP field is more diverse than ever. The GOP isn’t heralding the achievement.
Politico via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe GOP has its most diverse presidential field in modern history. But the party isn't keen to trumpet it — if they address it at all. Few of the candidates speak directly to it. Not former ...
'Teach our history': What Akron students are learning in new AP African American Studies
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe course has caused controversy in states like Florida. But inside two Akron classrooms, kids just...