World Oct 28 King Charles III can't escape Britain's role in slavery as he tours Caribbean nations By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
Nation Jul 15 Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington's home in Philadelphia “Overnight, under the cover of darkness, the federal government removed panels at the President’s House that told a thorough history of Philadelphia,” Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said. By Corey Williams, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press
Arts Jun 16 Watch 7:38 Shockoe Institute explores enduring impact of slavery and how to expand freedom today The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. Amna Nawaz has a look at the effort… By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Hunter Bonaparte, Jiaya Echevarria
World May 28 French parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code France abolished slavery in 1848, but the Code Noir was never formally eliminated as a law. The vote is seen as a significant step in addressing France's colonial past. By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press
Nation Mar 27 New York's newly identified Underground Railroad passage is under threat The discovery has substantially raised the museum's foot traffic, along with hopes of staving off a possible nine-story mixed-use building next door because building it could damage the walls and foundation of the adjacent historic site. By Terry Tang, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press
Mar 25 UN calls for reparations to remedy the historical wrongs of trafficking enslaved Africans By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly's resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items to their countries of origin without charge. Continue reading
Mar 12 AP report: Slave ship artifact will soon leave the Smithsonian to return to its South African home By Gary Fields, River Zhang, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships… Continue reading
Feb 19 Slavery exhibit returns to Philadelphia's Independence Mall after Trump administration ordered its removal By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Workers on Thursday began restoring an exhibit on the lives of the nine people once enslaved at the former President's House in Philadelphia amid a contentious legal fight between the city and the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 23 Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of slavery exhibit from public park By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history”… Continue reading
May 28 Harvard ends legal battle over early photos of enslaved people, agrees to relinquish images By Leah Willingham, Associated Press A lawyer says the images will be transferred to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history with a woman who says she is one of the subjects' descendants. Continue reading