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World

Yale University apologizes for slavery even as western universities continue to perpetuate Hinduphobia in the name of social science research

Rati Agnihotri - March 4, 2024

The shoddy legacy of colonialism unfortunately still lives on. It thrives as neocolonialism. All colonies have obtained freedom technically but many decades later, the...

History

The Case for Reparations for Post-Slavery Indentured Servitude

Guest Author - September 2, 2023

Anthropologist, author and University of Guyana lecturer Dr. Kumar Mahabir recently presented a research paper at the Anton de Kom University in Suriname on...

News

Dutch King apologises for country’s slavery past

IANS - July 2, 2023

Dutch King Willem-Alexander has apologised for the first time for the country's slavery past at an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the...

World

Migrant workers in London face shocking levels of exploitation, discrimination & racism, akin to modern slavery: Report

IANS - June 14, 2023

Migrant workers in London face "shocking" levels of exploitation and are victims of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, a new report...

Society & Culture

India’s current preference for lighter skin has its roots in Islamic slave trade and racism against Blacks

Web Desk - March 20, 2023

Modern India has preference for lighter skin. This is blamed on Aryan invasion. But if that invasion never happened, then where did the prejudice...

Society & Culture

The Brutish British Museums: A legacy of slavery, loot & colonialism

Web Desk - September 19, 2022

Western Museums are vestiges of colonialism. Many were founded by Slave traders. This article looks at "Indian artefacts" of these Museums. Evidence shows British plundered...

World

Harvard says it is built on human subjugation, perpetuating profoundly immoral slavery practices

IANS - April 27, 2022

Harvard University, arguably the world's premier name in education, has laid bare a troublesome tryst with slavery and earmarked $100 million as reparation. In a...

World

Jamaican protesters shun royal visit, demand slavery reparations

Web Desk - March 24, 2022

Protesters in Jamaica raised their fists Tuesday as they donned T-shirts emblazoned with a pair of shackled Black wrists surrounded by the phrases “Seh...

World

Barbados becoming a full Republic revives memories of enslavement, role of British Royal family in slave trade

Anuradha - January 24, 2022

On November 30, 2021, Barbados, which the British made into their colony in 1627, finally declared its full independence after 396 years of British...

Dharma & Religion