by Bukeni Waruzi | Nov 16, 2020 | Become an Abolitionist, Take Action
Did you know that Mauritania was the last country in the world to ban slavery? Slavery dates back hundred of years in Mauritania, from a period when Arab Berbers raided and enslaved black Africans settled along the Senegal River, dominating and eventually submitting...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Nov 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Take Action
For more than 150 years Haiti and the Dominican Republic have shared the island of Hispaniola. Their relationship, however, has not been pleasant. Sadly, this antagonism has led to the creation of racially biased policies against Haitians in the Dominican territory. ...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Oct 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, India, Take Action
Are you aware of the caste system in India? If you’re unfamiliar, it is a social structure that divides different groups into ranked categories. A person’s caste determines their social status, their livelihood, who they can marry and where they can live. In the...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Oct 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Ghana, I Am the Change, Take Action
Did you know that 1 in 4 victims of modern slavery are children? At 7 years old, Kwezi left his childhood home with expectations of a better life and more opportunities. But that was far from his reality. Instead, he was tricked by traffickers and was forced to work...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Oct 16, 2020 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Take Action
Racial injustice is a legacy of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in the U.S., and the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights helped prohibit slavery around the world. But these remarkable achievements did not end slavery. And...
