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Slavery
Africa
Dutch King Says Slavery Apology Start of ‘Long Journey’
Dutch King Willem-Alexander praised the government's apology for the Netherlands' role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas speech on Sunday, saying it...
African Diaspora
Suriname’s Slavery Descendants Condemn Apology Rendered By Dutch Government
Suriname's main opposition party, the National Democratic Party, condemned the Dutch government for failing to properly consult the descendants of slaves before rendering an...
African Diaspora
Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, Oregon Remove Slavery Loopholes From Constitutions
Four US states have voted to remove a provision from their constitutions that says slavery is legal as a criminal punishment.
However, Louisiana voted to...
Africa
Dutch To Apologise for Its Participation In Slavery
A member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's cabinet said on Friday that the Dutch government would apologize later this year for its role in...
Africa
Dutch Government to Apologize For Slavery, Set up Awareness Fund
The Dutch government plans to apologize for its role in the slave trade and set up a fund for projects aimed at raising awareness...
Africa
Ghanaian President Says It’s Time For Africa To Get Reparations For Slavery
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that it is time for Africans to receive reparations for slavery.
He noted that...
Entertainment News
Teach Africans More About Slavery And Times Before White Men Invaded Africa- Burna Boy
Popular Afrobeat singer Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has stated that he wants the truth of pre-slavery African history taught in schools...
History
History of The Gambia- Interesting Stories of how the African Country was born.
The Gambia has records that go as far back as the 9th and 10th centuries that say that Arab traders formed the country.
Trans-Saharan trade...