Slavery

November 4, 2019

Princeton Theological Seminary to Pay $27M in Reparations for Ties to Slavery

The Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, NJ, has set aside $ 27 million to pay reparations for its ties to slavery. More The post Princeton Theological […]
October 10, 2019

Panama Celebrates Its Black Christ, Part of Protest Against Colonialism and Slavery

To those who claim African descent, the festival’s more than religious celebration. It’s a protest against colonialism that brought slavery and racism. More The post Panama […]
September 25, 2019

Unilever’s Racist Ads and the History of Sexual Abuse Under Slavery

Unilever has come under fire in the U.S. for racist ads, including for Dove body wash, and in other countries for racist promotions of Magnum ice […]
August 12, 2019

Poll: Should the U.S. Make Reparations for Slavery?

This year has seen ongoing national conversations about the need for the U.S. government to provide reparations “to the descendants of African Americans who were enslaved […]
August 11, 2019

Reparations for Slavery

This year has seen ongoing national conversations about the need for the U.S. government to provide reparations “to the descendants of African Americans who were enslaved […]
July 23, 2018

Slavery in Brazil and the US Differed Greatly—and the Difference Remains Evident Today

Scholars of American slavery have increasingly looked at bondage in other slave societies as a way to better understand their own. The post Slavery in Brazil […]
February 5, 2018

What Kids Are Learning About Slavery at School

Teaching Tolerance conducted online surveys of 1,000 American high-school seniors and more than 1,700 social-studies teachers across the country to see what’s taught about slavery. The […]
December 14, 2017

Ideology of White Supremacy Is the True Evil of American Slavery: Bryan Stevenson

“The true evil of American slavery wasn’t involuntary servitude. It was the narrative of racial difference, the ideology of white supremacy that we made up to […]
September 30, 2017

Does the Bible Endorse Slavery and White Supremacy?

Jam The Hype Jam the Hype Pastor Tommy “Urban D.” Kyllonen speaks directly to many issues that have come up in the news and on social […]