Tag: Slavery
US blocks seafood from Chinese fleet for mistreating crew
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government blocked imports of seafood Friday from the fleet of a Chinese company that authorities say forced crew members to...
For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall short
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When Samantha Maltais steps onto Harvard’s campus this fall, she’ll become the first member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe to attend...
Tenure for slavery project journalist back to UNC trustees
RALEIGH, N.C. — The offer of a tenured teaching position to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has been resubmitted to the board of trustees at a...
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
AKSU, China — A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking...
Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
BEIJING — The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced...
US Judge: Saipan casino builder must pay 7 ex-workers $5.4M
HONOLULU — A judge on the U.S. Pacific island of Saipan on Monday ordered a Hong Kong company to pay seven Chinese construction workers...
Foundation urges UNC to rethink Hannah-Jones tenure decision
<p>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The foundation that funds the University of North Carolina professorship offered to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is urging the university...
Panel says faith community must lead slavery reparations
<p>The faith community should guide the way on reparations for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination and help the nation’s process of reconciliation...
Foundation urges UNC to rethink Hannah-Jones tenure decision
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The foundation that funds the University of North Carolina professorship offered to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is urging the university...
Panel says faith community must lead slavery reparations
The faith community should guide the way on reparations for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination and help the nation’s process of reconciliation...