Inmates in American prisons are exploited as labor by some of the world’s largest producers of food products, shows a two-year investigation carried out by AP. The investigation shows how thousands of convicts are forced to work on what used to be a slave plantation in the southern states, today the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The … Read more
The city of Bordeaux has long been criticized for not assuming the role it played during colonization, as the first colonial port and third slave port, between the 17th and 19th centuries. For around fifteen years, efforts have been made (rooms on slavery and trafficking in Aquitaine museum, plaque on the quays in 2006 etc). … Read more
ANPLinda Nooitmeer, chairman of the NiNsee slavery institute NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 13:36 The chairman of the NiNsee slavery institute, Linda Nooitmeer, is on the radio program The Language State was named Language State Master of 2023. This award is intended for someone who stood out this year because of their language use. Nooitmeer was presented the … Read more
After California, where the idea of financial reparations to compensate for the legacy of slavery and racism on African-Americans is gaining ground, the State of New York will in turn look into this delicate and controversial issue. , its Democratic governor announced Tuesday, December 19. “In New York, we like to believe that we are … Read more
By our entertainment editors Dec 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM Update: 29 minutes ago Khalid & Sophie Tuesday is all about apologies for the Dutch slavery past. For the occasion, the talk show will be broadcast from Middelburg in Zeeland. Mark Rutte apologized exactly one year ago on Tuesday. The outgoing Prime Minister then said … Read more
02 dec 2023 om 19:13 Ketikoti, the day of commemoration and celebration of the abolition of slavery, was officially added to the Intangible Heritage Inventory of the Netherlands on Saturday. This was done on the recommendation of the National Institute for the History of Slavery and Heritage (NiNsee). The certificate was signed on Saturday in … Read more
Oct 26, 2023 at 11:48 PM Update: 28 minutes ago A large bronze statue of North American General Robert E. Lee has been secretly melted down. The statue was located in Charlottesville in the United States and played a role in protests that left one person dead and 35 injured in 2017. On August 12, … Read more
This Friday, October 13, the Libourne public prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation for human trafficking against seven people. Implicated for having employed dozens of people of Romanian origin in undignified conditions, including a 14-year-old minor, in the vineyards of Bordeaux, they were placed in pre-trial detention. Having come to work for one or two … Read more
20 Sep 2023 at 09:34 Secretary-General António Guterres wants countries to work on compensation for the history of slavery. According to him, this is appropriate, because the system has caused enormous damage on a human and economic level. Guterres writes in a report that no country has yet fully accounted for its own role in … Read more
Thomas Gladstones NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 22:45 Descendants of British 19th-century politician William Gladstone are traveling to Guyana this week to apologize for their ancestors’ role in slavery in that country. They also donate 100,000 pounds (117,000 euros) for the establishment of an institute in Guyana that will conduct research into the history of enslaved people, according … Read more