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Two Harvard University professors overseeing the creation of a public memorial dedicated to the enslaved people who helped shape the Ivy League institution resigned as co-chairs of the committee.

“The Florida Board of Education approved several tweaks Wednesday to the state’s standards for teaching social studies, but left intact controversial pieces on Black history that sparked widespread backlash last

Sean 'Diddy' Combs videos don't usually come without sound but none was needed on the CCTV footage that showed him mounting a brutal attack on a young woman trying to get away from him.

Asian Americans overwhelmingly support teaching historical topics like slavery, racism, and segregation in public schools but strongly oppose colleges using race and ethnicity in admissions, according to a new survey.

President Biden has been urged to address 'systemic abuse' by US tech giants in Kenya.

Lambeth Palace documents show purchase of enslaved people in 18th century approved by Anglican archbishop

NPR's Juana Summers talks with literary historian Jonathan Schroeder about stumbling upon an autobiography by John Swanson Jacobs.

The California state Senate passed three reparations bills this week after issuing a formal apology for the state's history of slavery and racism.

Asking For Help Low-paid AI workers in Africa who perform AI and social media content moderation work for major Silicon Valley companies like Meta and OpenAI have published an open letter imploring US President Joe Biden to help ensure…

Sherman theatre, Cardiff Conceptually brilliant, with complex characters and a fearless cast, Azuka Oforka’s debut play is a remarkable examination of women under colonialism with contemporary resonance

Church statement expressing ‘regret’ that members took money from plantation owners in 1844 condemned as ‘shameful’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Biden Campaign Co-Chair Mitch Landrieu stated that President Joe Biden “trusts the women of America to make decisions about their reproductive health to them and Donald Trump wants to…

National Crime Agency and Home Office statistics revealed an 870% rise in referrals of potential victims of modern slavery in the past 10 years.

A group of nearly 100 tech workers from Kenya wrote a letter to President Biden ahead of Thursday’s Kenya state dinner at the White House, urging him to end “modern day slavery” in the country's tech sector. The authors of the letter work…

"If you can inherit generational wealth, you can inherit generational debt," State Sen. Steven Bradford said.

African workers who label AI data or screen social posts for US tech giants are calling on President Biden to raise their plight with Kenya's president, William Ruto, who visits the US this week.

Originally Published: 21 MAY 24 07:57 ET Updated: 21 MAY 24 11:47 ET By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Some of Sebastian Corral’s memories have faded. But the 91-year-old remembers his 1953 arrival in the US as if it were yesterday.…

Judge says he visited the 17th century tomb before the hearing of a PIL petition on Tuesday morning, but did not find any aesthetic value in it

The UK was once 'the leading slaving nation in the world' and present day descendants of slaves deserve compensation, the Dean of Trinity College Cambridge Dr Michael Banner claimed.