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Samba school puts Rio’s long-silenced legacy of slavery at center of carnival

In the 1800s, Luiz Gama defied fate to become Brazil’s first Black lawyer. Nearly a century and a half later, Portela’s parade puts his struggle center stage

The Guardian - US

Modern Slavery Continues to plague Brazil in the 21st Century With Rescues Rising in 2023

The country recorded the most complaints of slave labor-like conditions since it began tracking reports in 2011

Latin Times

Empireworld by Sathnam Sanghera review – the charge sheet against rule Britannia

In this ambitious sequel to Empireland, the journalist travels far and wide to examine the legacy of British imperialism, piecing together an important rebuttal of revisionist narratives

The Guardian - UK

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Australian woman selected for Roosevelt freedom award

Australian human rights advocate Grace Forrest will become only the second Australian to receive a Four Freedoms Award for work battling modern slavery.

AAP

Ted Cruz: Democrats' Border Policy Leads to Slavery and Disasters

In this interview, Senator Ted Cruz discusses the dire consequences of the Biden administration's border policy, including slavery and sex trafficking, and...

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Deckhands 'swam croc-infested waters to escape' skipper

Police say deckhands jumped into crocodile and shark infested water to escape a fisherman who allegedly abused young staff for years in far north Queensland.

AAP

"The View" hosts clash over slavery

Co-host Sara Haines disagreed with how Navarro phrased her opinion

Salon

Governments failing to properly tackle modern slavery, says Theresa May

Former UK prime minister and Princess Eugenie highlight problem at session at WEF in Davos

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‘It could foster empathy’: Black archives look to preservation amid growing US history bans

Matter-of-fact accounting of the legal mechanism of slavery provides insight into American history and the country’s fraught present

The Hindu

Remind people of Congress’s ‘corrupt rule’ till 2014, says Rajasthan CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma called upon BJP workers to remind people of the “most corrupt rule” of Congress till 2014, in the run-up to this year’s Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Sharma said a sense of pride in the cultural heritage and deliverance from slavery would enable the party…

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‘More mainstream’: In the UK, push for slavery reparations gains momentum

As PM Sunak refuses to engage, civil society is working harder than ever to remedy historic horrors.

The Independent UK

Rwanda plan puts modern slavery victims at further risk of exploitation, campaigners warn

Unseen UK, an anti-slavery charity, received a record number of calls to its helpline in March- and there are fears the figures will rise under the government’s Rwanda plan

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The Guardian - US

Nikki Haley’s pretend slavery ‘gaffe’ told us what this election is about

Voters will decide the unresolved question of the civil war: do we move backwards, or forwards toward true democracy?

The Independent UK

A BBC journalist and an MP were making a podcast about slavery – it proved both personal and shocking

The former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan and the Labour MP Clive Lewis speak to Nicole Vassell about their fight for reparations for the descendants of slavery, their haunting ancestral connection, and why their friendship endures in spite of it

The Independent UK

Trump faces backlash for saying American Civil War ‘could’ve been negotiated’

Former president’s comments draw ire for implication slavery could have been negotiated

The Guardian - US

US won’t survive four more years of Trump ‘chaos’, Nikki Haley says

‘We have a country to save – and that means no more drama,’ top Republican rival for 2024 nomination tells Iowa audience

Salon

Haley cites "Black friends" on slavery

Haley also vowed to pardon Trump even if he's guilty, arguing it's "not about guilt or innocence"

Chicago Sun-Times

Dawoud Bey, Chicago photographer, focuses in new exhibition on how slavery still lives

Bey, 70, who is a Columbia College Chicago professor, completes his three-part series of photographs with “Stony the Road,” now on exhibition in Richmond, Virginia.

The Independent UK

Nikki Haley digs another hole over Civil War comments: ‘I had Black friends growing up’

The Republican candidate appeared on stage at a CNN town hall on Thursday night where her attempt to address her slavery omission was likened to ‘cleaning up with a dirty rag’

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