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NCA raid suspected crime gang accused of exploiting migrants at cannabis farms

Five people were arrested in the National Crime Agency operation in London on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom

For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression.

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2023

Woman released ahead of NSW slavery trial

More than three years after she was sent to prison, a woman awaiting retrial following an appeal against her conviction on slavery charges has been released.

AAP · Jan 24, 2023

‘If you had money, you had slaves’: how Ethiopia is in denial about injustices of the past

Many feel the Ethiopia’s slave-owning traditions, which lasted into the last century, do not align with the country’s modern image of itself

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Glasgow won't 'rush' to change street names linked to slavery

Glasgow will not “rush” into any steps to change famous street names linked to slavery a new report has stated.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023

Silk banner proclaiming abolition of slavery in the British empire to be sold for thousands

The blue and gold silk banner reads ‘August 1, 1834 Slavery in the British Dominions Utterly and for every Abolished’

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Barbados ambassador calls on UK government and monarchy to apologise for slavery

Exclusive: David Comissiong, deputy chairperson of the National Task Force on Reparations in Barbados, hailed the Church of England’s “groundbreaking” acknowledgement of its involvement in the mass enslavement of African people

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

‘We have to take a first step’: inside the fight for reparations in America

In a new documentary, politicians and activists work to build a program to pay back Black Americans for the lasting legacy of slavery, racism and discrimination

The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2023

A USC office removes 'field' from its curriculum, citing possible racist connotations

An office within the University of Southern California's School of Social Work said phrases such as "field work" may have meanings linked to slavery.

WEKU · Jan 14, 2023

Why the Dutch apology for slavery leaves a bitter taste in my mouth

An apology only counts when there is a genuine process of reparation and reform. The people of the Dutch Caribbean are still waiting, says writer Jermain Ostiana

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023