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A historic account for the global slave trade

At the Tate Modern museum in London, they reopened just after the coronavirus lockon, to discover that the installation – thought to have been bold when it first opened last fall in the museum’s enormous entrance – now seems positive clairvoyant. It’s a statement about slavery by American artist Kara …

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Asheville, North Carolina backs reparations in historic vote: “Simply removing the statues is not enough.”

Officials from the city of Asheville, North Carolina, apologized for their historic role in slavery and discrimination and voted to provide reparations. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that on Tuesday, the City Council took the unanimous vote. The reparations resolution does not require direct payments, but will require investments in areas …

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