UK’s National Trust details historic sites’ links to slavery | MyJHB.co.za: Johannesburg in the news: UK’s National Trust details historic sites’ links to slavery: LONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Trust, which looks after hundreds of the country’s well-loved historic sites, has detailed how dozens of its properties have links to slavery and colonialism. A report … … [Read more...] about UK’s National Trust details historic sites’ links to slavery | MyJHB.co.za
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Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as ‘wives of gods’ | The Conversation
Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as 'wives of gods': In certain communities in Benin, Togo and Ghana, young virgin girls are sent to atone for their family's wrongdoing. Linda De Volder/FlickrThere are global efforts fighting modern slavery, but one traditional system is still holding strong in West Africa: Trokosi. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner … [Read more...] about Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as ‘wives of gods’ | The Conversation
Lessons about history by twitter: two South Africans go head-to-head on slavery | The Conversation
Lessons about history by twitter: two South Africans go head-to-head on slavery: shutterstock A recent exchange on Twitter between South African TV personality Sizwe Dhlomo and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, is worthy of close examination because it raises important questions about how history is viewed, how debates unfold on social media and how South Africans deal with … [Read more...] about Lessons about history by twitter: two South Africans go head-to-head on slavery | The Conversation
Sculptures, slides and slavery: a new way of telling Lusophone African stories | The Conversation
Sculptures, slides and slavery: a new way of telling Lusophone African stories: Ângela Ferreira's 'Wattle and Daub' - performance by Selma Uamusse at 'Old School’, Lisbon in February 2016. Vera MarmeloJohannesburg Art Gallery is hosting Ângela Ferreira’s solo exhibition, “South Facing”. Ferreira’s work is concerned with the ongoing impact of colonialism and … [Read more...] about Sculptures, slides and slavery: a new way of telling Lusophone African stories | The Conversation
New study says global slavery up 30%
New study says global slavery up 30%: Video: Kristie Lu Stout breaks down the 2016 Global Slavery Index with Matthew Friedman of the Mekong Club, a non-profit organization that fights slavery The post New study says global slavery up 30% appeared first on The Johannesburg Times. Read the full article by JHB Times News Desk here: The Johannesburg Times Submit and get free press … [Read more...] about New study says global slavery up 30%
