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At 88, Dan Smith has witnessed some of the defining moments in America’s fraught battle for racial equality. He protested in Alabama, marched on...
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A new DNA study published Thursday sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can...
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Nearly 200 historians on Wednesday denounced what they said was the “misrepresentation of slavery and empire” in the history section of Britain’s citizenship test,...
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Anna Rothery is the first black woman to hold the position of Lord Mayor of Liverpool, a largely ceremonial role for elected councillors to...
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Canada will welcome some 750 ex-slaves from Libya as refugees, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday. The number of migrants traveling through Libya to...
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Sicley Williams was ready to escape what she found an unfriendly climate in the United States and take a leap of faith, leaving her...
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Mauritania reacted furiously Monday after the United States pulled its status as a preferential trade partner, accusing the West African state of tolerating forced...
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Rapper Kanye West, on the receiving end of criticism in the music world after backing President Donald Trump, sparked fresh outrage Tuesday when he...
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Hundreds of years after Brazilian slaves first fled to rebel communities called quilombos, remnants of those outposts of freedom live on in the heart...
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Amid the global outcry over hellish migrant camps in Libya, many African leaders have accused the country of racism and crimes against their African...