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Washington Black": A Hulu Series Softening the Novel's Darker Themes
Hulu's "Washington Black" series, based on Esi Edugyan's novel, follows the escape of an enslaved Barbadian boy and his white scientist mentor via airship, showcasing stunning scenery but softening the novel's darker aspects for a family-friendly approach.
Washington Black": A Hulu Series Softening the Novel's Darker Themes
Hulu's "Washington Black" series, based on Esi Edugyan's novel, follows the escape of an enslaved Barbadian boy and his white scientist mentor via airship, showcasing stunning scenery but softening the novel's darker aspects for a family-friendly approach.
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60% Bias Score
Ghana Demands Reparations; Africa Addresses HIV, Environment, and Security
Ghana's President Mahama demanded reparations for slavery and colonization; the 13th IAS Conference on HIV science opened in Kigali, Rwanda; African ministers met in Nairobi to discuss environmental transitions; and Tunisia announced 570 new security posts nationwide.
Ghana Demands Reparations; Africa Addresses HIV, Environment, and Security
Ghana's President Mahama demanded reparations for slavery and colonization; the 13th IAS Conference on HIV science opened in Kigali, Rwanda; African ministers met in Nairobi to discuss environmental transitions; and Tunisia announced 570 new security posts nationwide.
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16% Bias Score
Keti Koti 2024: Expanding Commemoration Amidst Political Controversy
The 2024 Keti Koti commemoration in the Netherlands, celebrating the abolition of slavery, expanded its scope to include Maroons' prominent roles while facing criticism due to the outgoing Prime Minister's presence and the parliament's passage of a law criminalizing aid to undocumented migrants.
Keti Koti 2024: Expanding Commemoration Amidst Political Controversy
The 2024 Keti Koti commemoration in the Netherlands, celebrating the abolition of slavery, expanded its scope to include Maroons' prominent roles while facing criticism due to the outgoing Prime Minister's presence and the parliament's passage of a law criminalizing aid to undocumented migrants.
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44% Bias Score
Juneteenth: Delayed Freedom, Ongoing Struggle
Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865, following the delayed enforcement of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation; it highlights the ongoing struggle for racial equality in the United States.
Juneteenth: Delayed Freedom, Ongoing Struggle
Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865, following the delayed enforcement of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation; it highlights the ongoing struggle for racial equality in the United States.
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20% Bias Score
AI Recreates Faces of Enslaved Africans in Brazil, Exposing Hypocrisy of 1831 Law
An exhibition in São Paulo uses AI and descriptions by abolitionist Luiz Gama to reconstruct the faces of enslaved Africans in Brazil (1862-1866), exposing the hypocrisy of Brazil's 'lei para inglês ver' (law for the English to see) and highlighting the ongoing struggle for racial justice.
AI Recreates Faces of Enslaved Africans in Brazil, Exposing Hypocrisy of 1831 Law
An exhibition in São Paulo uses AI and descriptions by abolitionist Luiz Gama to reconstruct the faces of enslaved Africans in Brazil (1862-1866), exposing the hypocrisy of Brazil's 'lei para inglês ver' (law for the English to see) and highlighting the ongoing struggle for racial justice.
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40% Bias Score
Esperança Garcia: Brazil's First Female Lawyer
In 1770, 19-year-old enslaved Brazilian Esperança Garcia wrote a legal petition to the governor, detailing her abuse and family separation, which is now recognized as the first legal document written by a woman in Brazil; the petition's success is evidenced by her later reunion with her husband.
Esperança Garcia: Brazil's First Female Lawyer
In 1770, 19-year-old enslaved Brazilian Esperança Garcia wrote a legal petition to the governor, detailing her abuse and family separation, which is now recognized as the first legal document written by a woman in Brazil; the petition's success is evidenced by her later reunion with her husband.
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28% Bias Score
Manchester's Royal Exchange: A History Rooted in Slavery and Colonialism
New research reveals Manchester's Royal Exchange building's deep connections to slavery and colonialism, implicating prominent families like the Gladstones and linking its 19th-century operation to the transatlantic slave trade, opium trade, and exploitation of Indian indentured workers.
Manchester's Royal Exchange: A History Rooted in Slavery and Colonialism
New research reveals Manchester's Royal Exchange building's deep connections to slavery and colonialism, implicating prominent families like the Gladstones and linking its 19th-century operation to the transatlantic slave trade, opium trade, and exploitation of Indian indentured workers.
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32% Bias Score
Rediscovered 1847 Anti-Slavery Declaration Reveals Pre-Civil War Baptist Divisions
A 5-foot-long, 1847 anti-slavery declaration signed by 116 New England ministers was rediscovered in May 2023 in Massachusetts, offering insight into the pre-Civil War abolitionist movement and the Baptist Church's internal divisions over slavery.
Rediscovered 1847 Anti-Slavery Declaration Reveals Pre-Civil War Baptist Divisions
A 5-foot-long, 1847 anti-slavery declaration signed by 116 New England ministers was rediscovered in May 2023 in Massachusetts, offering insight into the pre-Civil War abolitionist movement and the Baptist Church's internal divisions over slavery.
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20% Bias Score
Las Negras": A Writer's Journey Through Grief, History, and Afrofuturism
Following her grandmother's death in 2003, Puerto Rican writer Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro channeled her grief into "Las Negras," a book based on family stories and historical research, exploring the experiences of Black women during slavery in Puerto Rico; a new edition with Afrofuturist stories was rel...
Las Negras": A Writer's Journey Through Grief, History, and Afrofuturism
Following her grandmother's death in 2003, Puerto Rican writer Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro channeled her grief into "Las Negras," a book based on family stories and historical research, exploring the experiences of Black women during slavery in Puerto Rico; a new edition with Afrofuturist stories was rel...
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28% Bias Score
Unique Portrait Reveals Enslaved Person in Colonial Cape Archive
A recently discovered 1788 drawing depicts Hendrik Cloete, a Cape wine farmer, alongside his enslaved servant, Augustus van Bengalen, offering a rare visual record of slavery at the Cape of Good Hope, part of a larger family archive now accessible for research.
Unique Portrait Reveals Enslaved Person in Colonial Cape Archive
A recently discovered 1788 drawing depicts Hendrik Cloete, a Cape wine farmer, alongside his enslaved servant, Augustus van Bengalen, offering a rare visual record of slavery at the Cape of Good Hope, part of a larger family archive now accessible for research.
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40% Bias Score
France to Abolish 17th-Century Slave Code
France's Prime Minister pledged to formally abolish the Code Noir, a 17th-century legal code governing slavery in its colonies, which remains unofficially in effect despite slavery's abolition in 1848; this follows a parliamentary inquiry highlighting the legal anomaly.
France to Abolish 17th-Century Slave Code
France's Prime Minister pledged to formally abolish the Code Noir, a 17th-century legal code governing slavery in its colonies, which remains unofficially in effect despite slavery's abolition in 1848; this follows a parliamentary inquiry highlighting the legal anomaly.
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36% Bias Score
France's €30 Billion Debt to Haiti: A Legacy of Colonial Exploitation
France owes Haiti approximately €30 billion in reparations for a debt imposed in 1825 to compensate former slave owners, a sum that significantly hampered Haiti's development and continues to be a point of contention.
France's €30 Billion Debt to Haiti: A Legacy of Colonial Exploitation
France owes Haiti approximately €30 billion in reparations for a debt imposed in 1825 to compensate former slave owners, a sum that significantly hampered Haiti's development and continues to be a point of contention.
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44% Bias Score
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