‘Strawberries’ Director on Calling Out Modern-Day Slavery, Prostitution in Her Cannes Homage to Moroccan Fruit Pickers in Spain

"It's a sad form of new colonialism," says auteur Laïla Marrakchi about the social and #MeToo issues she explores in her Un ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘No Limit on the Research’: Bleich Defends Legacy of Slavery Initiative After Resignations, Layoffs

Vice Provost for Special Projects Sara N. Bleich forcefully defended Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery initiative in a Feb. 21 interview following departures from the initiative and criticism of the ...
Yahoo

'Roots' at 45: John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr. on how groundbreaking slavery series 'elevated the consciousness of the entire world'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The groundbreaking miniseries was based on Alex Haley’s bestselling novel, tracking his ancestral history from abducted West ...
Fox News

Harris says CBP on horseback 'evoked' images of slavery, in chaotic 'The View' interview

In a chaotic interview with "The View" Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris likened aggressive acts by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers on horseback at the southern border with the ...
Uinterview

New Guidelines Pushed By DeSantis Teach Florida Students That Slavery ‘Benefited’ Slaves

Florida middle schoolers will start learning that enslaved people had “personal benefit” from slavery after new academic standards were passed. This has ignited a firestorm in the state, specifically ...
Deadline.com

Laura Trevelyan Says Her Success Is Tied To Slavery After Quitting The BBC To Confront Colonialism

EXCLUSIVE: Laura Trevelyan has said that her professional success can be traced back to Britain’s colonial history after quitting the BBC this week to tackle her family’s slave trade legacy. In an ...
TheWrap

Katie Couric Dismisses Jillian Michaels’ Claim That Slavery Isn’t That Big a Deal: ‘She’s a Fitness Instructor, Not a Historian’ | Video

Katie Couric came in hot Thursday afternoon with some breaking news: former “The Biggest Loser” instructor Jillian Michaels is, indeed, not a historian. The fitness pro-turned-conservative commentator ...