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Britain abstains from key UN vote to recognise slavery as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

United States opposed the resolution which also called for reparations to address historical injustices

The Independent UK

On Passover, some Sephardic Jews revisit not only the story of their ancestors, but also their Ladino language

When Passover arrives each spring, Jewish families around the world gather at their tables to retell a story passed down for thousands of years. At ritual dinners known as Seders, they recount the Exodus, the biblical story of the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt – asking questions, singing songs…

The Conversation

PIO couple arrested for modern slavery on landing at Heathrow from Mumbai

TOI Correspondent from London: Two Indian-origin passengers, a man and a woman, were arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of modern-day slavery after their flight landed from Mumbai on Tuesday night.

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‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition

Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern

The Guardian - UK

The family that served 13 presidents in the White House over eight decades

The Ficklin family was a constant presence for nearly eight decades, serving presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama

The Independent UK

Princess Eugenie Sacrifice: Royal Reportedly 'Falls On Sword' As Andrew and Sarah Ferguson Humiliate Her Again

Princess Eugenie steps down as patron of Anti-Slavery International after seven years, amid scrutiny linked to her father's controversies. Learn more about her impact.

International Business Times UK

Slavery exhibit is changing at the African American history museum as a loan agreement ends

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is removing a rare slave ship timber from its “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit and sending it back to South Africa

The Independent UK

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Princess Eugenie steps down as patron of anti-slavery charity

Princess Eugenie has stepped down as patron of Anti-Slavery International after seven years working with the charity amid the ongoing scandal surrounding her father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

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Princess Eugenie steps down as patron of anti-slavery charity

Decision follows release of Epstein files that have disgraced her father, the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

The Guardian - UK

The hidden scandal of modern slavery in London

Unpaid wages, 20-hour days, screaming abuse — Hannah Wallace investigates the grim reality for migrant domestic workers, helpless inside the city’s grandest addresses

Evening Standard

Slavery and Birthright Citizenship

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…

The Times of India

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’

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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

Axios

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

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

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

The Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

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 Conversation

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.

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

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