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Will Smith to enter 2023 Oscar race with slavery drama Emancipation

Actor, banned from attending Academy events after Chris Rock slap, will be competing with new thriller, now releasing in December

The Guardian - US

Slavery traders tried to cheat Africans with impure Cornish copper, says study

Exclusive: German scientist analyses quality of manilla bracelets, the currency used by early enslavers

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary claims Britain has ‘too many’ low-skilled migrants

The Home Secretary hinted at reforming the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in an attempt to reduce immigration to Britain

The Independent UK

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Slavery descendants fight to memorialize a cemetery in Maryland

Development has forced many historically Black communities around the country to uproot and disperse. Cemeteries often remain the only proof that those communities existed.

WEKU

UK ministers accused of giving mixed signals over migrant workers

Labour calls for clarity for businesses after home secretary appears to contradict chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Scouser's ancestors both slaves and slave owners in 'epic' revelation

"I was taught that I was no one, that I was worth nothing, that I didn't belong anywhere"

Liverpool Echo

Suella Braverman vows to reform the Modern Slavery Act 'to boot out' migrants

The Home Secretary said the majority of people coming to the UK from Albania on small boats 'are claiming to be victims of modern slavery'.

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Scottish university installs plaque to recognise its legacy of slavery

A PLAQUE has been installed on the grounds of the University of Aberdeen to recognise the institution’s legacy of slavery.

The National (Scotland)

UN slavery estimate raises question: Are 50 million people really enslaved today?

According to the United Nations, about 50 million people are enslaved worldwide.

The Conversation

Review of UK seasonal worker visas to increase risk of slavery, experts warn

Exclusive: labour rights experts say Liz Truss’s proposals to tackle shortages will put workers at risk

The Guardian - UK

Academics in bid to remove slavery plaque from Edinburgh statue

A GROUP arguing that a new plaque at the foot of Edinburgh’s Melville Monument is not historically accurate has applied for planning permission to…

The National (Scotland)

Controversial Edinburgh statue slavery plaque 'not factual' and should be removed

The plaque states Henry Dundas was "instrumental" in delaying the abolition of the slave trade - but some academics say this has been exaggerated.

Edinburgh Live

‘Slavery by any name is wrong’: the push to end forced labor in prisons

A nationwide movement hopes to close the ‘slavery loophole’ that enables the exploitation of 800,000 prisoners in the US

The Guardian - US

Texas GOP pushes "patriotic education"

Historians are not wild about the Texas GOP's view of state history

Salon

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The Texas Tribune

1836 Project promotes sanitized version of Texas history, experts say

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history.

Los Angeles Times

California reparations task force starts to dig in on specifics

LOS ANGELES — If California is to make reparations to Black residents whose families have been harmed by slavery and its ongoing economic repercussions, how should the program be structured?

Salon

DeSantis slavery comments "ignorance"

"On at least three levels this is wrong," says Karin Wulf, a professor at Brown University

The Independent UK

DeSantis claims it was only the American Revolution that caused people to question slavery

The Florida governor failed to mention abolition movements that preceded the birth of the US by a century

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The Guardian - UK

Cambridge University finds it gained ‘significant benefits’ from slave trade

Research finds no evidence of direct slave holdings but gains accrued from investments and individuals involved in slavery

Reuters

University of Cambridge says it gained from slave trade

Britain's University of Cambridge said on Thursday it had benefited from the proceeds of slavery over its history, and promised to expand scholarships for Black students and fund more research into the murderous trade.

The Independent UK

Cambridge University received ‘significant benefits’ from slavery, inquiry finds

The inquiry, set up by the university in 2019, found that Cambridge benefited financially from the slave trade.

Al Jazeera

Kishida, Yoon hold talks, agree to improve Japan-S Korea ties

Japan and S Korea’s leaders agree to improve relations soured by disputes over WWII forced labour and sexual slavery.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Apology review – powerful tale of wartime ‘comfort women’

Kyo Choi’s shocking and intelligent play tells the story of a Korean woman who was forced into military sex slavery for Japanese troops at the age of 16

The Independent UK

Don Jr promotes clip of royal commentator saying Africans should pay slave trade reparations to British sailors

UK government says Britain responsible for transporting 3.1 million Africans to colonies aross Atlantic

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