Slavery Patrols The USS Constellation splashed into the water at Gosport Navy Yard in Virginia on August 26, 1854. This ...

An undercover look at how illegal gold flows across borders to fund armed groups in Africa. The video uncovers routes, key ...

This Saturday (July 5), the Ashé Cultural Arts Center will lead a procession in remembrance of the horrors of the slave trade ...

For nearly two centuries, the Danish West Indies were entangled in the brutal Atlantic Slave Trade, which saw the forced ...

Alhassan Dantata is the father of the late Aminu Dantata and the founder of the Dantata business dynasty. He is also the great-grandfather of Aliko Dangote.The late Alhassan was a philanthropist and ...

Richmond is slowly coming to terms with its past as a major slave-trading market. The Richmond Slave Trail, a self-guided walking tour of 17 sites, chronicles the trade of enslaved ...

Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, is a somber reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it embodies both the duty to remember and the challenges of ...

Air Travel The Best New Flight Routes to Africa in 2025 A growing number of airlines are launching nonstop flights to exciting destinations like Marrakech, Accra, and more.

Challenging the Term “Transatlantic Slave Trade” — Recognizing the Global Dimensions of African Enslavement The term “transatlantic slave trade” has long been established as the ...

After 1808, Great Britain established its African Squadron to enforce the ban, however, the illegal slave trade continued, with illegal slave cargoes of enslaved Africans being intercepted.