The beginning of the end of slavery

Sometimes the slightest crack in an otherwise solid foundation can trigger the wholesale collapse of an edifice. Such was the ...
Forbes

How The Last Known American Slave Ship Sparked One Of The Nation’s Greatest Artistic Traditions

On July 8, 1860, 110 kidnapped West Africans were offloaded from the ‘Clotilda’ in Alabama’s Mobile River. ‘Clotilda’ sailed in 52 years after the international trade in human beings was outlawed in ...
Men's Journal

Ironic ‘Black Pearl’ Ship From ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Gets a New Home

The Black Pearl ship from the film became an artificial reef near Panama City Beach. It serves as a public diving site featuring pirate-themed elements and safe exploration opportunities. Haney ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Zorg’ Review: A Claim on Bondage

When the slave ship Zorg set sail for the Caribbean from the African island of São Tomé on Sept. 6, 1781, it embarked on a horrific journey that would ultimately awaken a movement to end England’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Sting’s Musical ‘The Last Ship’ Docks at the Metropolitan Opera House More Than a Decade After Its Broadway Debut

Sting discusses the musical arrangement with cast members of The Last Ship in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, in 2018. Ian Forsyth / Getty Images The Last Ship, an original Broadway musical with music ...
Hyperallergic

Remains of 18th-Century Slave Ship Find Safe Harbor at Smithsonian

Underwater archaeologists at the site of the São José slave ship wreck near Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (courtesy Iziko Museums, all images via Smithsonian Institution) Long-lost between two reefs ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy accepts final Freedom-class littoral combat ship as future USS Cleveland joins fleet

The Navy now is in possession of the final Freedom-class littoral combat ship after a milestone moment this week for a troubled collection of vessels once valued for their promise as stealthy ...
People

Lupita Nyong'o Says She Was Offered 'Another Movie Where You're a Slave' After Winning Oscar for 12 Years a Slave

Nyong'o looked back on the time following her Oscar-winning feature film debut and how she navigated avoiding "perpetuating stereotypes" with her roles Arnold Turner/Getty Lupita Nyong’o recalled her ...
Black Enterprise

Lupita Nyong’o Offered ‘Slave Ship’ Roles After Oscar Win for ’12 Years A Slave’

The actress spoke of her stifling role options after winning the coveted award. Lupita Nyong’o is getting real about her acting career since winning an Oscar in 2013 for 12 Years A Slave. The ...
EURweb

Lupita Nyong’o Reveals She Was Only Offered Slave Roles After Historic Oscar Win | Video

*Lupita Nyong’o is sharing her experience navigating Hollywood after becoming an Academy Award winner, and her account reinforces longstanding concerns about how the industry treats Black actresses.
Variety

Lupita Nyong’o Says Oscar Win for ’12 Years a Slave’ Led to Acting Offers to Play More Slaves; One Offer Included the Pitch: ‘This Time You’re on a Slave Ship!’

Lupita Nyong’o revealed in an interview with CNN that winning an Oscar for her supporting performance in “12 Years a Slave” only led to acting offers for more slave roles in the months that followed ...