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Slavery ain’t dead, it’s manufactured in Liberia’s rubber - Pambazuka

by Robtel Neajai Pailey for Pambazuka News
Emmanuel B. is 30, a slender five foot three, and a slave whose piercing brown eyes tell unspeakable truths. He’s not the kind of slave we’ve seen in the collective imagination of 19th century plantations in the deep South of the United States. No, Emmanuel is a modern slave [...]

Slavery persists - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

by Emira Woods for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the 175th anniversary of the first meeting of the New England Anti-Slavery Society.
This year also represents the 50th anniversary of independence for many African states, a credit to the visionary leaders of Ghana, Tanzania, [...]

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