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Yale University apologizes for slavery even as western universities continue to perpetuate Hinduphobia in the name of social science research
The shoddy legacy of colonialism unfortunately still lives on. It thrives as neocolonialism. All colonies have obtained freedom technically but many decades later, the...
The Case for Reparations for Post-Slavery Indentured Servitude
Anthropologist, author and University of Guyana lecturer Dr. Kumar Mahabir recently presented a research paper at the Anton de Kom University in Suriname on...
Dutch King apologises for country’s slavery past
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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...
Migrant workers in London face shocking levels of exploitation, discrimination & racism, akin to modern slavery: Report
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Migrant workers in London face "shocking" levels of exploitation and are victims of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, a new report...
India’s current preference for lighter skin has its roots in Islamic slave trade and racism against Blacks
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Modern India has preference for lighter skin. This is blamed on Aryan invasion. But if that invasion never happened, then where did the prejudice...
The Brutish British Museums: A legacy of slavery, loot & colonialism
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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...
Harvard says it is built on human subjugation, perpetuating profoundly immoral slavery practices
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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...
Jamaican protesters shun royal visit, demand slavery reparations
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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...
Barbados becoming a full Republic revives memories of enslavement, role of British Royal family in slave trade
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On November 30, 2021, Barbados, which the British made into their colony in 1627, finally declared its full independence after 396 years of British...
1493 CE: The Pope asserts rights to colonize, convert, and enslave
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In 1493 CE, Pope Alexander VI issued a papal bull or decree, “Inter Caetera," in which he authorized Spain and Portugal to colonize the...