[content id=”79272″] The White House said it would expand its review of museums’ historical content to other institutions after it holds the Smithsonian “accountable.” A week after the White House announced it was examining the Smithsonian museums’ exhibits to ensure they align with President Donald Trump’s own “interpretation of American history,” the president on Tuesday said the publicly funded […]
(EAGAN, Minn., January 2023) – In observance of January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, StrongHearts Native Helpline encourages all Americans to reflect on the impact colonization had on slavery and human trafficking in America. “It would be remiss to ignore the impact of colonization when Indigenous people were historically stalked, kidnapped and […]
“There should be no exceptions to a ban on slavery,” said Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley following passage of Measure 112 in Oregon. Voters in Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, and Vermont approved ballot measures Tuesday that would bar forced labor as punishment for those convicted of crimes in those states—an effort to close what some characterize as […]
