Lloyd's of London to invest $65 million following slavery report
LONDON Lloyd's of London will invest 40 million pounds ($49.6 million) in regions affected by the transatlantic slave
2023-11-08 18:15
Germany asks forgiveness for Tanzania colonial crimes
German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s.
2023-11-02 00:20
Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist
Quobna Cugoano was captured by slavers aged 13 but later played a big part in the UK abolition movement.
2023-09-20 09:47
David Harewood: Actor says the government should apologise for slavery
David Harewood visits a stately home built using the profits of plantations where his ancestors were enslaved.
2023-09-06 00:18
Gnawa music: Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui takes centre-stage
Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui learned to play the main instrument in Gnawa music from her father.
2023-09-02 07:47
Georgia renames square after first black Civil War nurse
Susie King Taylor's name replaces pro-slavery former US vice-president John C Calhoun.
2023-08-26 04:54
Vice President Harris rejects DeSantis invite to debate slavery curriculum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the
2023-08-02 12:45
First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast
Archaeologists in Ghana say they have found the 17th Century remains of the long-lost Fort Kormantine.
2023-08-01 08:48
Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
The revised standards for black history lessons suggest some received "personal benefit" from slavery.
2023-07-21 07:59
Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologises for country's role in slavery
King Willem-Alexander calls slavery a "horror" and says sorry for his family's failure to act.
2023-07-01 22:51
King apologises for Netherlands' historic role in slavery
AMSTERDAM Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands' historic involvement in slavery and the effects that
2023-07-01 20:59
Lisbon mayor accused of 'boycotting' slavery memorial
By Catarina Demony LISBON The mayor of Lisbon has been accused of "boycotting" Portugal's first memorial to victims
2023-07-01 18:57