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June 19, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: The actress and activist talks about her fight against modern-day slavery.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onDecember 14, 2011
Slavery isn't dead; it's still alive, and Google is shelling out money to help fight it.
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by Lynette Holloway onOctober 23, 2011
Not My Life, which airs on CNN International this weekend, shines the spotlight on human trafficking.
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June 17, 2011
As African Americans celebrate the June 19 anniversary of the delayed emancipation of enslaved Africans in Texas, human bondage continues in our time -- and on our shores.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 2, 2011
Infants were allegedly sold for ritual-witchcraft purposes or adoption.
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by Sheryl Huggins Salomon onDecember 5, 2010
Before they were freed, the girls were forced to work in Newark hair-braiding salons. Watch the video where they speak out.
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June 23, 2010
State Department acknowledges that people continue to be bought and sold as property, even today.
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by Malika Saada Saar onJune 17, 2010
Think Abraham Lincoln freed all the slaves back in 1863? Think again. And then get angry. Very, very angry.
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