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Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers, fishermen, coal miners, radiation victims and 70 other groups

As Americans celebrate Juneteenth, legislation for a commission to study reparations for harms resulting from the enslavement of nearly 4 million people has languished in Congress for more than 30 years.

The Conversation

OneUnited Bank CEO: Ending slavery is the best economic decision America ever made

The decision to end slavery ultimately had the profound impact of making America the strongest country in the world, writes OneUnited Bank CEO Kevin Cohee.

Fortune

Biden can finally end slavery in America

The most pro-worker president in U.S. history must act on behalf of incarcerated workers in U.S. prisons

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US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge that history in legal citations

As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black people were freed by laws, not combat.

The Conversation

What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’

Though Frederick Douglass remains the most well-known abolitionist to visit Ireland in the decades prior to the American Civil War, he was not the only one.

The Conversation

Global South amplifies calls for compensation for historical injustices

This week, we are addressing the issue of reparations for historical injustices, including slavery, colonial violence, and war crimes. Calls for compensation are gaining momentum, particularly in the Global South, with a strong focus on the Caribbean and Africa.

Radio France Internationale

School cleaners in NSW 'at risk of modern slavery', government warned

'Deceptive recruiting ... or even forced labour.'

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Zanzibar commemorates abolition of slavery for first time

Since a fragile 2022 peace deal ended Ethiopia's two-year war between Tigrayan fighters and federal forces, there are signs of recovery in the capital of Tigray. Also, Zanzibar commemorates the abolition of slavery. The island was a key stopping-off point for Arab slavers across East Africa for hundreds of years.

France 24

American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited, too

As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the country’s history. One enduring myth is that slavery was a largely male endeavor — that, for the most part, the buying, selling, trading and profiting from enslavement were carried out…

The Conversation

All options considered for South Africa coalition talks

In tonight's edition: South Africa's MK Party says it will engage with the ANC as coalition talks continue. Also, for the first time, Zanzibar commemorates the abolition of slavery. The island is part of Tanzania and was a key stopping off point for Arab slave traders across East Africa. Plus…

France 24

Shortlisted designs revealed for London's transatlantic slavery memorial

The memorial is planned to be unveiled in east London in summer 2026

Evening Standard

Will the Anglican church come clean and pay its debt over slavery? Not from what we have seen so far

As terrible facts emerge about its level of complicity, we expect a just and humane response – but have yet to receive one, says theologian and broadcaster Robert Beckford

The Guardian - UK

UK care agencies accused of exploiting foreign workers caught in debt traps

Exclusive: Experts raise alarm over ‘national scandal’ that has hallmarks of trafficking and modern slavery

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable workers coming to UK in post-Brexit deal at risk of bullying and sexual harassment, report finds

Exclusive: ‘Sometimes it feels as if slavery is legal again’: Agricultural workers describe abuse on the government’s seasonal visa scheme

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The Guardian - UK

Beatings, brandings, suicides: life on plantations owned by Church of England missionary arm

Documents from Lambeth Palace archives show how one of Justin Welby’s predecessors approved the purchase of enslaved people for the notorious Codrington sugar estate

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy

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

The Guardian - UK

Free Church of Scotland under fire for failure to apologise over slavery money

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

International Business Times

Black Farmers In Brazil Changing Views On Coffee Production

Raphael Brandao beams with pride as he describes the high-end Brazilian coffee he produces with beans sourced exclusively from Black farmers in a country where many still associate the product with slavery.

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The Guardian - US

Beyoncé’s display of the American flag raises questions for Black people

The pop star has been draped in the star-spangled banner for her album. This pride in the flag is misplaced

The Guardian - UK

Magdalene Odundo review – quietly devastating defiance in an English stately home

Ceramics by Odundo at this Palladian mansion sit seamlessly yet purposefully alongside existing pieces, symbols of remembrance and the venue’s legacy of slavery

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s deeper than slavery’: Lisbon street project reclaims Portugal’s unseen black history

Plaques in city now mark the places where its African community has lived, worked and transformed the city

The Hindu

Modi provoking people to incite riots, says Kharge in Bihar

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused PM Narendra Modi of provoking people to instigate riots. He said people should vote for Mr. Modi only if they wanted slavery.

France 24

From Victorian London to a Jamaica slave plantation: Literary star Zadie Smith on her new novel

Our guest is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors of her generation. More than 20 years after bursting onto the literary scene with her debut novel "White Teeth", Zadie Smith's sixth book "The Fraud" is out in French – based on real events in Victorian England. The…

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of potentially trafficked children ‘abandoned by Home Office’

Exclusive: 1,871 possible trafficking or modern slavery victims left open to exploitation after falling out of UK system, FoI data reveals

The Guardian - UK

So empire and the slave trade contributed little to Britain’s wealth? Pull the other one, Kemi Badenoch

The business and trade secretary played into the ideological tosh that the wonders of the Industrial Revolution were funded by beer brewers and sheep farmers

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