Tag: Slavery
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Reclaiming Identity: Wiz Khalifa Confronts the Raw History of Enslaved Ancestors on “Finding Your Roots”
In an emotional journey through time, global music superstar Wiz Khalifa encountered the stark reality of his lineage on PBS’s acclaimed series Finding Your Roots. Guided by scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Khalifa was handed a centuries-old document that reduced his maternal fifth great-grandfather to an inventory entry: listed not by name, but solely…
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πͺπΊ This is the week Scotland was forced to confront its role in slavery, and say: βYes, that was usβ
Race is a social construct. But we must now confront the fact that it was constructed, in part, here, by so-called βgreat menβ β our great men β whose legacy continues to shape our country and institutions. And their legacy still causes us harm. This harm is not abstract. In 2024 alone, Police Scotland recorded 4,794…
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White West Virginia couple accused of adopting Black children and forcing them to work βas slavesβ
White West Virginia couple accused of adopting Black children and forcing them to work βas slavesβ A West Virginia couple are charged with human trafficking, child neglect, forced labor and more after they adopted five Black children from a shelter to do forced labor and live in deplorable conditions.
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