The Latest Breaking News from Slavery

Wednesday briefing: How to fight the right on reparations – and ‘rewire’ the architecture of inequality

In this weeks newsletter: Many paint reparations as impossible, unprecedented, even absurd – world experts tell a different story

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025

‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada will be made into searchable archive

Depths of Paradise project backed by British family and created by Stephen Lewis, a descendant of survivors

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025

Trump’s pick to run the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations says he was fired over Charlie Kirk Instagram post

Commission planning 250th anniversary has been riven with internal tensions for years

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Letters found on eBay cast light on UK families who benefited from slavery

Researcher Malik Al Nasir bought historical documents while investigating his family history – and began building an archive

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025

Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today

On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2025

Mahmood’s views on ‘last-minute’ modern slavery claims fail to consider Home Office tactics

Government should fix broken legal aid system that causes delays, says head of immigration lawyers’ association

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025

Home Office quietly blocks modern slavery challenges under chaotic deportation scheme

Exclusive: Migrants in the UK due for deportation to France will not be allowed to request review of modern slavery decision

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Modern Slavery Victims Now Work in UK Pubs, Hotels: Who Are They and What Are They Doing Here?

The UK is experiencing an influx of migrants forced to work long hours or even during their free days to pay off their debts, a new report claimed.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18, 2025

First migrant deported to France under Starmer’s one-in-one-out deal

Deportations to France begin despite threats of legal action

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025