#Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray

#Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray

“#Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray” The young mother was trying to get home with food for her two children when she says soldiers pulled her off a minibus in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, claiming it was overloaded. It was the beginning of an 11-day ordeal in February, during which she says she was repeatedly…

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#’Alexander Hamilton not a slave owner!’: Descendant duels critics

#’Alexander Hamilton not a slave owner!’: Descendant duels critics

“#’Alexander Hamilton not a slave owner!’: Descendant duels critics” Douglas Hamilton — the fifth-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton — is ready for pistols at dawn. Figuratively speaking, of course.  While statues are being bulldozed and controversies rage over whether schools bearing the monikers of former presidents should be renamed, the 70-year-old Westerville, Ohio, resident told The Post (which…

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#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart

#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart

“#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart” A bill now before the House of Representatives would set up a commission to “examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.” We all know what the euphemistic wording means in plain English: modern-day…

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#DC Congresswoman introduces bill to remove ‘Emancipation Memorial’

#DC Congresswoman introduces bill to remove ‘Emancipation Memorial’

“#DC Congresswoman introduces bill to remove ‘Emancipation Memorial’” Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., has reintroduced legislation to remove a statue commemorating emancipation, arguing that 19th-century memorial doesn’t do enough to honor slaves’ contribution to their own freedom. Dedicated in 1876, the statue shows former President Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, with his hand outstretched…

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#Aunt Jemima breakfast brand renamed Pearl Milling Company

#Aunt Jemima breakfast brand renamed Pearl Milling Company

“#Aunt Jemima breakfast brand renamed Pearl Milling Company” The Aunt Jemima breakfast brand will be renamed Pearl Milling Company, it was announced Tuesday, after the 130-year-old maple syrup mascot was scrutinized last year over its ties to slavery. Quaker Oats, a division of PepsiCo that owns the brand, unveiled the new name and logo, which…

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#Teachers suspended after asking students how to punish slaves

#Teachers suspended after asking students how to punish slaves

“#Teachers suspended after asking students how to punish slaves” Several Wisconsin teachers have been suspended after having middle-schoolers determine punishments for slaves for an assignment given at the start of Black History Month. The school eventually apologized to backlash from parents over the controversial coursework, which it has deemed a “gross error in judgment,” Newsweek…

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#Maryland church donates 0K in slavery reparations

#Maryland church donates $500K in slavery reparations

“#Maryland church donates $500K in slavery reparations” An Episcopal church in Baltimore wants to be on the right side of history. This week the Memorial Episcopal Church announced plans to contribute a total of $500,000 by 2025 — $100,000 each year — towards racial justice organizations, particularly efforts to support slave reparations. “Our church has…

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