In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

The Church of England’s slavery reparations drive could turn parishioners away from collection plates, a poll has found.

Though the holidays are over, there’s always time for pie—and a bit of Black history. While pumpkin pie has long been hailed ...

By GRIFFIN SHEA CNN   On the outskirts of Luanda, in a centuries-old white house on a hill, a small museum documents one of ...

Protesters have gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in South Africa to oppose U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the capture of ...

South African manufacturers’ sentiment soured to a near six-year low in December, deteriorating further into contraction territory amid sluggish domestic demand and concerns about job growth.

U.S. and South African officials reached an agreement during a closed-door meeting in late December to allow the U.S. to ...

In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

South Sudan’s security forces have since late June 2025 conducted sweeping arbitrary arrests of boys and young men and women ...

South Africa needs to track whether beneficiaries of land reform policies are participating in the country’s thriving ...

As the ANC commemorates its founding in Moruleng, Gomolemo Mothibi sheds light on the often-overlooked contributions of ...

This National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, my Administration renews our commitment to end the evil of human trafficking, restore law ...