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Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty - U.N. report

The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in recent years to around 50 million on any given day amid a surge in poverty and other crises, the U.N. International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday.

Reuters

‘I Cannot Mourn’: Former Colonies Conflicted over the Queen

Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire's former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger. Beyond official condolences praising the queen’s longevity and service, there is some bitterness about the past…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Prime minister of Barbados says King Charles is a ‘man ahead of his time’

Mia Mottley praised his environmental and social commitment and noted his recognition of the atrocities of slavery

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It's special, left behind those who ruled us for 250 years, says PM Modi on India becoming fifth largest economy

PM Modi said the country has broken the shackles of thousands of years of slavery and will only move forward.

The Hindu

Historical documents offer glimpses of the Underground Railroad in Chicago

Chicago had been a destination for freedom seekers. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 changed things, making Canada a safer final destination and Chicago largely a way station on the Underground Railroad.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Voice calls for royals to apologise for slavery after Prince Charles editorship backlash

Exclusive: A well-placed source told The Independent that backlash against Prince Charles’ takeover of The Voice was anticipated

The Independent UK

Born into slavery, Dallas pioneer and his land holdings were lost to history — until now

DALLAS -- Each accounting of Dallas’ past tells the same story: Ever since John Neely Bryan planted his cabin on the east bank of the Trinity in 1841, land ownership has opened the door to power and prestige.

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Slavery ties get famous San Jose family name stripped from building

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For decades, the Bascom family name has adorned one of San Jose’s busiest thoroughfares, a bustling light rail station and prominent buildings around the city.

Tribune News Service

Conservative backlash pushes Texas social studies curriculum review to 2025

The board was initially supposed to update the social studies curriculum by the end of this year.

The Texas Tribune

Modern slavery: how a drama project in Ghana educates communities through the stories of survivors

An estimated 40.3 million people around the world are trapped in slavery. One in four victims are children, with women and girls affected most. Modern slavery occurs when people are forced to work through violence and intimidation.

The Conversation

Ambulance driver sues bosses for racism over 'ten a penny' remark

Matthew Johnson took his employers to the tribunal claiming discrimination

Wales Online

Woman tells of brutality at hands of Chinese scam gang in Manila

A woman who fled virtual slavery in the Philippines has told police she was one of dozens of Thais lured into working for a romance scam gang run by Chinese, and those who tried to leave were beaten, handcuffed and terrorised with electric shocks.

Bangkok Post

Edinburgh to apologise over historical links to slavery

City councillors accept all 10 recommendations of review set up in response to BLM movement

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh won't remove slavery-linked statues - but will apologise to Empire victims

EDINBURGH will not rename streets or remove statues linked to the slave trade as part of a package of measures agreed to shine a light on the…

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Edinburgh to apologise for slave trade suffering - but statues won't be removed

Two years after the Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review was commissioned, its chair Sir Geoff Palmer has set out 10 ways the council can confront the city's controversial past.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office accused of deliberately leaving anti-slavery post unfilled

Exclusive: This week marks four months with no independent commissioner, creating a ‘vacuum’ of oversight, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Beware the ‘ghostliners’: people who downplay Britain’s slavery shame and mute calls for justice

The row about a Cambridge monument to a slave trafficker shows how far the UK has to go to confront its racist past, says history professor Kris Manjapra

Salon

Gun prevalence rooted in old divisions

A new study finds a peculiar correlation between rate of enslavement in the past and firearm ownership now

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The Guardian - UK

We can’t ignore how slavery has shaped Britain

Letters: Readers respond to Olivette Otele’s article about how the culture war is impeding truthful reflection on the country’s difficult history

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh should apologise for role in slavery and colonialism, says academic

EDINBURGH council should issue an apology for the city’s historic links to slavery and colonialism, a report commissioned in the wake of the Black…

The Independent UK

Three people found guilty of modern slavery offences

Normunds Freibergs, 40, and his accomplices Jacobus Stankevicius, 59, and Ruta Stankeviciene, 57, were found guilty following a trial.

Tribune News Service

Yes, slavery is on the ballot in some states

More than 150 years after it was officially outlawed in the United States, slavery will be on the ballot in five states in November, as a new abolitionist movement seeks to reshape prison labor.

The Independent UK

Church of England appoints first racial justice director following slavery apologies

This follows apologies from church leaders for its role in the trafficking and enslavement of African people

The Guardian - UK

Create UK public holiday to remember horrors of slave trade, says race expert

Kehinde Andrews calls for ‘national memorial’ to mark history of atrocities that has legacy of poorer economic and health outcomes

The Guardian - UK

Today we remember the tragedy of slavery, but the culture war that denies Britain’s past continues

Rightwing activists see any reckoning with Britain’s colonial past as an attempt to destabilise the country, says Soas professor Olivette Otele

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