Slavery

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February 12, 2019

Teacher gives master class slavery lesson for Black History Month to sixth grade students

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Gayle King thegrio.com
February 10, 2019

Gayle King checks Governor Northam, when he tries to pretty up slavery

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Joycelyn Davis, a direct descendant of Clotilda survivor Charlie Lewis,stands for a portrait at the community center in Africatown in Mobile, Ala., on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Davis is is organizing the "Spirit of Our Ancestors" festival, a reunion for descendants of Clotilda survivors. “I am so proud to say I am a descendant. That wasn’t a word that I used maybe 10, 15 years ago,” said Davis, 42, a sixth-generation granddaughter of African captive Charlie Lewis. “It was shameful as a child.” (AP Photo/Julie Bennett) thegrio.com
February 8, 2019

Black History: Descendants from last US slave ship gathering in Alabama

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Africans
February 7, 2019

Researchers seek fuller picture of first Africans in America

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African American Statue in Virginiathegrio.com
February 7, 2019

Blackface photo is a reminder of Virginia’s racist history

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theGrio featured stories
January 22, 2019

Texas set to remove Confederate plaque that denies slavery was the primary cause of the Civil War

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Mohamed Tourne, Denise Cros-Toure thegrio.com
January 10, 2019

16 Years a Slave: African woman tells federal jury of forced, unpaid labor for wealthy Dallas couple

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theGrio featured stories
December 18, 2018

Pay up, America! New calculation puts slavery reparations at $14 trillion

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Sabrina Flor/Instagram thegrio.com
November 2, 2018

Brazilian mom fails miserably at parenting by dressing son as shackled slave for Halloween

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Kanye West Uganda AP thegrio.com
October 18, 2018

Open Letter: Brother Kanye West, let me school you about the cruel dictator you met with in Uganda

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Janelle Monae thegrio.com
October 3, 2018

Janelle Monae joins Cynthia Erivo in the cast for Harriet Tubman biopic

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Melania Trump visits slave castle in Ghana thegrio.com
October 3, 2018

Melania Trump visits historic slave castle in Ghana and calls visit ‘very emotional’

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Classroom theGrio.com
September 28, 2018

Teacher fired for asking Black students to pretend to be slaves launches discrimination suit for $120 Million

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Kanye West Donald Trump thegrio.com
August 30, 2018

Kanye’s apology for saying slavery was a choice won’t reinstate cookout invite

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theGrio featured stories
July 31, 2018

Austin, Texas, considers renaming city over ties to slaveowner

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Confederate statue in Alabama thegrio.com
July 26, 2018

HBO continues to develop controversial slavery show ‘Confederate’ despite fiery backlash

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Eppes
July 20, 2018

Florida State decides what to do with controversial slaveowner statue

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T.I. at 2018 SXSW on March 17, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SXSW)
July 6, 2018

T.I. opens up about his conversation with Kanye over Trump and slavery comments

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June 23, 2018

America separated black families too– through slavery and mass incarceration

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June 20, 2018

Fact Check: America has been splitting up families throughout its history

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