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Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery in the 1800’s, the financial giant acknowledged Thursday, an admission that comes at a time when numerous institutions are re-examining their historic roots and the roles they played in slavery in the U.S. In research…

Groundbreaking data counts 1.3m quilombola, historically excluded population whose communities were founded by fugitive enslaved people

Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s new governor

His tactics have a singular goal – erase the horrors of America’s racist past, and create easier pathways for racism to thrive

The seven newly-advertised roles – now open for applications – form part of the Guardian’s long-term programme of restorative justice following the publication of the Scott Trust’s legacies of enslavement report in March

Anti-slavery charity Unseen says 2022 was their helpline’s ‘busiest year ever’

Victims have been described as extremely vulnerable.

Modern slavery is back in the spotlight, after fresh media reports of migrants allegedly being brought to Australia as students but being forced to work long hours under harsh conditions with minimal pay.

Florida schools have embraced curriculum that shys away from discussing the evils of slavery

The vice president called Florida's new education standards an attempt to push propaganda onto children. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Harris of lying.

Vice-president decries ‘extremist so-called leaders’ and says new teaching standards will rob children of knowing true US history