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All the Trump Administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment - granting citizenshp to freed slaves and their descendants.

Reason

Students given discount codes to sell sex online in ‘gateway’ to exploitation, major report into modern slavery warns

Pimps using the internet to reach new victims with promise of glamorous life and financial independence, anti-slavery commissioner warns

The Independent UK

“Alarming and inappropriate”: Outrage explodes online over Ray’s shocking Black History Month comment

Kai Cenat’s friend and streamer Ray sparked backlash after a livestream clip showed him wishing viewers a happy Black History Month before saying he wanted to “experience slavery.” The remarks spread quickly online, drawing outrage, confusion, and criticism from fans. While rumors of tension with Kai Cenat surfaced, no split…

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Antiques auction selling neck shackles accused of ‘profiting from slavery’

Exclusive: Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy says treating these objects as collectors’ items ‘should be looked at in horror’

The Guardian - UK

US judge upholds Friday deadline to restore slavery exhibit on Independence Mall in Philadelphia

A federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s request to delay a Friday deadline to restore an exhibit on the history of slavery at Independence Mall in Philadelphia

The Independent UK

Court fight over slavery exhibit tests how America tells its 250th story

The legal skirmish is not about facts; it's about whether to keep them in public view.

Axios

Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration returns to Philadelphia’s Independence Mall after judge’s order

The Trump administration is appealing the decision restoring the exhibit about history of slavery

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Trump rattles off list of his Black ‘friends’ at history month event a week after racist post on Obamas

Trump also used event to laud his own achievements, take on 'fake news' and bash Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Judge questions Donald Trump daring to erase ‘historical truths,’ orders slavery exhibit restored

The administration claims slavery reminders are examples of “anti-American propaganda.”

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US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit

In ruling, judge cited quote from Orwell’s novel 1984 describing process by which authoritarians rewrite history

The Guardian - US

Judge orders reversal of Trump decision to remove George Washington slavery exhibit

The exhibit's removal was a direct consequence of a Trump executive order

The Independent UK

Judge quotes Orwell’s 1984 as she orders Trump to restore slavery exhibits in Philadelphia

Judge compares president’s attempts to erase history to the dystopian Ministry of Truth

The Independent UK

House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history

The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the prominent abolitionist Frederick Douglass

The Independent UK

Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit

On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself.

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The Independent UK

The ‘once-in-a-decade’ chance to transform the UK’s footprint on the world

IN FOCUS: With the UK saying that it wishes to become an ‘investor’ rather than a ‘donor’ in the era of foreign aid cuts, reforming UK supply chain laws could ensure that overseas investment maximises the benefits to people in developing countries. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

Ethical investing in ISAs: ‘It’s ensuring you are not supporting slavery or inhumane conditions’

Investors should weigh up what’s important to their values - as well as factoring in fees and potential growth

The Independent UK

Trump’s Black History Month proclamation dismisses Black history

Since returning to office, Trump has sought to downplay the US’s history of slavery to reframe a more positive narrative of the country

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ social studies shakeup creates divide over whose histories to teach, and how

Concerned about Texas’ social studies overhaul, Democrats on the State Board of Education used a recent meeting to push for the inclusion of more Black and Indigenous perspectives and for young children to learn about the horrific nature of slavery.

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The Guardian - UK

What is Project Spire and why is it dividing the Church of England?

The church’s £100m project aims to address past connections to slavery, but critics say funds should help struggling parishes

The Independent UK

Judge calls Justice Department's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' and 'horrifying'

A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at National Park Service sites

The Guardian - UK

Calls for King Charles to formally apologise for slavery after research shows crown’s role

Book The Crown’s Silence details how crown profited from and protected trade in enslaved African people for centuries

The Guardian - UK

‘Unjust and inhuman’: how royal family ignored a Black abolitionist’s plea to end the slave trade

In this adapted extract from The Crown’s Silence, which examines the royal family’s links with slavery from Elizabeth I to the present, Ottobah Cugoano directly appeals to the monarchy – but is met with silence

The Conversation

The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood

The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe his story – from being born enslaved to becoming a college valedictorian – deserves to be a staple of Black History Month. “Good Father Gus” is now a candidate…

The Guardian - US

Philadelphia sues US government for removal of slavery-related exhibit

Display at President’s House site, residence to George Washington, had information on people enslaved by him

The Independent UK

Philly officials suing after Parks Service removes slavery exhibit ‘presumably’ at the behest of Trump

Pennsylvania city files lawsuit seeking temporary injunction after information boards explaining the lives of George Washington’s slaves abruptly taken down without explanation

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