Administrators in a Kansas City area school district were furious after a racist petition was circulated in a local high school calling for the reinstatement of slavery. It is unclear how many students were involved and district officials have not offered details as to the precise language of the petition, but parents of kids who … Read more
Tory councillor who shared Facebook meme saying ‘white slaves were sold for centuries’ is facing misconduct probe Pauline Culley broke Darlington Borough Council’s code of conduct last year The councillor since 2014 shared a meme that read ‘white slaves were sold’ Opposition councillors said meme suggested black suffering was insignificant By Emer Scully For Mailonline … Read more
Emotional moment mother and son are finally reunited 31 YEARS after being kidnapped and sold into slavery by human traffickers In 1990, three-year-old Tao and his mother Zhou Jiaying were abducted and sold They were sold by neighbours to a family in China’s province of Shandong Ms Jiaying escaped within months, but was unable to save … Read more
Migrants are claiming they are victims of modern slavery to avoid deportation from the UK as almost one in six used the argument last year Anyone trafficked into Britain or used as a slave is protected through the NRM The increase in cases is partly due to a better understanding of modern slavery Baroness revealed … Read more
Fury as royals are accused of ‘ties to slavery’: Academic who made Nazi jibe at author of controversial race report sparks new row Professor Priyamvada Gopal said that the Royal Family was a ‘white’ institution Also claimed ties to slavery and compared black author of race report to a Nazi Latest intervention after she Royals … Read more
Statue of politician Henry Dundas in Edinburgh will have a plaque added detailing his role in delaying the abolition of slavery after it was targeted during BLM protests Statue of Henry Dundas sits atop the Melville Monument in St Andrews Square BLM activists left signs at the monument saying ‘Bring down Dundas’ in June Scotland’s … Read more
Bristol council has called for a Parliamentary inquiry to take place and investigate paying reparations for slavery. Councillors have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a plan for ‘atonement and reparation’ for Bristol’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. Bristol City Council passed a motion at an extraordinary full council meeting on Tuesday. The motion – … Read more
Woke Lancaster students demand The Sugarhouse Nightclub change its name due to links to city’s slave trade Sugarhouse Nightclub is located on Sugarhouse Alley and run by student union But undergrads think it should be renamed over ‘vicious atrocities’ in slave trade A petition has been set up and needs around 320 signatures to be … Read more
Pope removes conservative African cardinal who warned Islam would ‘invade the world’ after clash with Vatican Robert Sarah was a favourite among conservatives in the Catholic Church Some even hoped he could have succeeded Pope Francis as Pontiff eventually He frequently clashed with Pope Francis and resigned in accordance with law By Matt Drake For … Read more
Two Romanian men are found living in ‘filthy’ abandoned Sussex department store without hot water, heating or flushing toilets sparking modern slavery probe Romanian ‘slaves’ were living in squalor inside an abandoned department store Photos taken inside former TJ Hughes site in Eastbourne show ‘filthy’ conditions Two men were found living inside with no heating, … Read more