Robert E. Lee, the symbol of slavery that fell in Virginia
09/09/2021 - 14:50
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The statue of Robert E. Lee, the main military leader of the Confederate Army who fought to preserve slavery during the Civil War, was officially dismantled.
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The statue of Robert E. Lee, the main military leader of the Confederate Army who fought to preserve slavery during the Civil War, was officially dismantled.
¿Qué es la ley H.R. 40 y por qué es tan importante su próxima revisión en el Congreso?
04/12/2021 - 17:25
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El proyecto de ley, presentado por primera vez hace 30 años, crearía una comisión para estudiar las repercusiones de la esclavitud y ofrecer reparaciones federales.
What is H.R. 40 and why is its upcoming review by Congress so important?
04/12/2021 - 14:04
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The bill, first introduced 30 years ago, would create a commission to study the impacts of slavery and offer federal reparations.
Evanston, Illinois será la primera ciudad estadounidense en indemnizar a sus habitantes negros
03/23/2021 - 15:50
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El Ayuntamiento de Evanston aprobó la creación de un programa el 22 de marzo, y se sumó a la creciente ola nacional de debate sobre el tema.
Evanston, Illinois will be the first U.S. city to give reparations to its Black residents
03/23/2021 - 13:05
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Evanston’s City Council approved the creation of a program on March 22, and joined the rising national wave of discussion on the issue.
La Conferencia de Jesuitas promete 100 millones de dólares a los descendientes de negros que la Iglesia Católica esclavizó en su día
03/17/2021 - 22:31
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El Presidente de la Conferencia de Jesuitas, el reverendo Timothy Kensicki, dice que el objetivo final del esfuerzo es de mil millones de dólares.
Jesuit Conference pledges $100 million to Black descendants of those the Catholic Church once enslaved
03/17/2021 - 19:41
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President of the Jesuit Conference Rev. Timothy Kensicki says the end goal of the effort is $1 billion.
Racial capitalism and 'Dixie' music: Brazil's last confederates
03/02/2021 - 06:50
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In some regions of the country, the ghost of American Southern slavery is still celebrated with french fries and loud music.
Capitalismo racial y música ‘Dixie’: Los últimos confederados de Brasil
03/02/2021 - 06:37
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En algunas regiones del país, el fantasma de la esclavitud sureña estadounidense sigue celebrándose con papas fritas y música a todo volumen.
Mayan Slaves in Cuba: The terrible discovery sunk off the coast of Yucatán
09/17/2020 - 09:19
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A group of Mexican researchers have found the first material evidence of the region's colonial and slave-owning past, and they warn that it is only the tip of the iceberg.
China's "black factories": Here begins the root of many hair extensions and hairpieces
07/03/2020 - 11:10
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A shipment of beauty accessories suspected to be made from the hair of people locked up in Chinese detention camps was seized again in New York on Wednesday.
San Basilio de Palenque, the first free town in the Americas
06/18/2020 - 05:13
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The Afro-Latino community has the greatest symbol of the struggle against slavery in this small Colombian municipality.
"A black woman with no defects for sale": The last slave drivers were Spanish
06/05/2020 - 10:17
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Well-known family names and those of emblematic places are traces of a taboo history in a country that got rich off human trafficking in the Antilles and Africa.
A Law that will fight hate
08/18/2017 - 12:24
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Congressman Adriano Espaillat (New York) and Rep. Dwight Evans of Pennsylvania have introduced a bill that will fight the resurgence of racial hatred in the United States.
El legado de Rizzo: ¿se merece una estatua?
08/18/2017 - 10:31
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El futuro de la estatua del polémico ex comisario de policía y alcalde Frank Rizzo está en el banquillo, especialmente después de las manifestaciones de la semana pasada en Charlottesville, Virginia, que empezaron como una protesta en contra de la retirada de un monumento al general Confederado Robert E. Lee.
The Legacy of Rizzo: Does He Deserve to be Commemorated in Bronze?
08/18/2017 - 10:25
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The future of a statue in the likeness of highly contentious former police commissioner and mayor Frank Rizzo is on the fritz, particularly after this past week’s rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia which began as a protest to keep a memorial to Confederate General Robert E. Lee from being removed.
The Fallout: Trump faces growing backlash over comments about Charlottesville
08/17/2017 - 04:36
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The President dissolved two business adversary councils on Wednesday after several chief executive officers quit over his remarks about last weekend"s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump's remarks als sparked condemnation from his fellow Republicans, including two Bush presidents, who issued an statement condemning 'racial bigotry'.
Charlottesville: hatred begins with the word
08/14/2017 - 08:44
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A manifestation of white supremacists in Virginia reveals that words are the most sensitive weapon of politics.
"Era como volver a 1960", cuentan testigos de la marcha supremacista en EEUU
08/14/2017 - 05:06
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Una de las víctimas ha sido identificada como Heather Heyer, activista anti-racista, de 32 años. En un intento por frenar la lluvia de críticas contra Donald Trump por su ambigua respuesta al ataque sucedido en Charlottesville el pasado sábado, la Casa Blanca emitió un comunicado 36 horas después en el que condemnaba a los "supremacistas blancos" por incitar a la violencia.
Heather Heyer, Charlottesville Victim, Identified as Anti-Racism Demonstrator
08/14/2017 - 04:50
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Trying to stop the fallout over President Trump’s ambiguous response to this weekend's incident in Charlottesville, Va., the White House condemned “white supremacists” for inciting violence in a statement, issued 36 hours after the protests began.
[OP-ED]: Trump Policies – Another ‘Trail of Tears?’
05/05/2017 - 16:57
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A few days before President Trump and Republican congressional leaders trumpeted a legislative success toward their goal of dismantling Obamacare, America’s 45th president burnished his unenviable image of ignorance about history.
Mexico City sex workers in an endless battle against oppression
03/08/2017 - 12:38
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The approval of a new Law on Crimes of Human Trafficking, which identifies prostitution with exploitation, plus the closing down of tolerance zones where prostitution is permitted, have forced sex workers into dangerous areas. One of the darker aspects of the trade is police persecution, since cops have been known to abuse their authority over women working illegally.
A Very Profitous Business
01/25/2017 - 09:30
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In the mid 19th century, 60% of the "slave" ships crossing the Atlantic from Africa to America were owned by Spanish -mainly from Catalonia and the tiny island of Menorca. Money from illegal slave trade had a key rol in financing the banking system and industrialization of Spain.
As we celebrate the anniversary of Juneeteenth, let’s also remember the United States Colored Troops
06/19/2019 - 18:31
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While Sen. McConnell claims there is no one to give reparations to for slavery today, there are many ways to address the subject.
Brazil and Philly: a common story of an education marked by segregation
08/16/2017 - 17:13
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The consequences of slavery to education both in Brazil and in the USA is the scenery for Baobab Flowers, a film directed by the Brazilian filmmaker Gabriela Watson.