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Champions Parade features anti-establishment tone
A colourful Champions Parade featured an anti-establishment tone as Samba schools took over the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro early on Sunday.
The Parade of Champions comprised schools awarded first and second places in the...
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Trump: US stepping up fight on human trafficking
The U.S. is stepping up the fight against human trafficking until it can be stamped out "once and for all," President Donald Trump said Thursday, calling for an end to "modern slavery."
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Lawsuit: Harvard profits from photos of slaves
Harvard University has "shamelessly" turned a profit from photos of two 19th-century slaves while ignoring requests to turn the photos over to the slaves' descendants, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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Reparations re-enters the national dialogue
A national dialogue on reparations is underway as issues related to race attract increasing attention.
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Reparations re-enters the national dialogue
A national dialogue on reparations is underway as issues related to race attract increasing attention.
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Ivanka Trump on sex trafficking in Atlanta
Ivanka Trump arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday to tour facilities that help human trafficking survivors.
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Ivanka Trump speaks on sex trafficking in Atlanta
Ivanka Trump arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday to tour facilities that help human trafficking survivors.
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China: virus origin mustn't stigmatize countries
China said on Wednesday that no one should use the question of the origin of the novel coronavirus to stigmatize other countries.
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Reenactment to honor slave rebellion
A costume room is abuzz with sewing machines whirling and designers applying finishing touches to the hundreds of costumes and props that will be used to create Slave Rebellion Reenactment, a live performance that will reimagine the...
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CLEAN : US: Tulsa celebrates Juneteenth ahead of Trump rally
Tulsa's African American community celebrates "Juneteenth" a day before Donald Trump's first rally since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States and George Floyd's death in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests against racism and...
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CLEAN : Basketball players march to support Black Lives Matter movement in Washington
Basketball players of the Washington Mystics and Washington Wizards march to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in the US capital to support the Black Lives Matter movement on Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in...
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California Considers Reparations For Slavery
A task force will study the impact of slavery on California and reparations could include direct payments, job training and community investments.
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CLEAN : African rights group aborts protest amid magazine racism probe
A dozen people attempt to demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the magazine Valeurs Actuelles to protest against the publication of a "political fiction" depicting far-left MP Danielle Obono as a slave (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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Queen Victoria statue vandalised in Leeds
The Queen Victoria statue on Woodhouse Moor, close to the University of Leeds, is cleaned after being spray painted with anti-slavery and Black Lives Matter messages.
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‘Black in Focus’: Cheryl McKissack Daniel
Apr.08 -- On “Black in Focus,” Cheryl McKissack Daniel, president and chief executive officer of McKissack & McKissack, speaks with Bloomberg’s Karen Toulon about the importance of infrastructure and her family's history in the...
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House Committee Advances Bill To Study Slavery And Reparations
The legislation would establish a committee to examine slavery and recommend ways to address social disparities, including possible compensation.
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CLEAN : Liberia 'has a lot of work to do', says activist at country's bicentenary
As Liberians celebrate the 200-year-anniversary of the birth of the West African state with a mass rally in the capital Monrovia, activist John Henderson says the country has "a lot of work to do" (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Jóvenes cubanos se refugian en la religión Abakúa en difícil año de pandemia
De rodillas y con los ojos vendados, cinco jóvenes escuchan bendiciones en yoruba, una lengua traída por esclavos africanos hace más de cuatro siglos, mientras juran ser valientes, buenos padres, hijos y amigos, respetuosos e íntegros:...
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CLEAN : Brazil 'confident' Volkswagen will pay damages in slave labor case
Volkswagen representatives appear before a hearing with Brazilian prosecutors to answer to allegations of human rights violations at a farm the German auto giant operated during Brazil's military dictatorship, including slave labor, rape...
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VOICED : ONGs denuncian maltrato a médicos cubanos de misiones extranjeras y sus familias
Dos ONG acusaron este viernes al régimen comunista cubano de imponer condiciones "esclavistas" a los médicos que envía a cumplir misiones al extranjero y de castigarlos a ellos y sus familias si se niegan a seguir trabajando en otros...
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CLEAN : Top Scotland court unveils plaque for landmark slavery case
Scotland's highest judge Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway and human rights activist Sir Geoff Palmer unveil a plaque to Joseph Knight, who in 1778 used the Scottish justice system to free himself from slavery (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou star in 'Blood Diamond' - a political drama that examines the brutality of forced-labor diamond mining camps in Africa.
HEADLINE: 'Blood Diamond' depicts war-tarnished gems
CAPTION: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou star in 'Blood Diamond' - a political drama that examines the brutality of forced-labor diamond mining camps in...