slave trade
Georgetown Is Trying to Make Amends for Its History of Slavery
A new admissions policy is just one of the unprecidented changes the school plans on making to acknowledge its role in the slave trade.
Georgetown University to give preferential admissions to descendants of slaves
The Jesuit university sold 272 slaves—men, women and children—in 1830 to pay off its debt
Ole Missus vs. Mammy: Who Owns Southern Food?
A response to Cynthia Bertelsen's “Edna Lewis and the Mythology Behind Modern Southern Food.”
Left For Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Minority (Full Length)
VICE News heads to Myanmar to investigate the violence and discrimination faced by the country's Muslim minority.
Is the UN Failing the Rohingya? - Left For Dead (Part 3)
In the final part of our three-part series, VICE News correspondent Danny Gold reveals leaked internal UN documents that suggest an effort to keep concerns about the Rohingya quiet.
Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia: Left For Dead (Part 2)
In part two of our three-part series, VICE News correspondent Danny Gold speaks to a police informant in neighboring Thailand about the discovery of mass graves that have been tied to human trafficking.
Persecution in Myanmar: Left For Dead (Part 1)
In part one of our three-part series, VICE News correspondent Danny Gold travels to Myanmar to investigate the violence and discrimination faced by the country's Muslim minority.
Left For Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Minority (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News traveled to Myanmar to investigate the violence and discrimination faced by the country's Muslim minority.
Listen to Mad Professor's 'Dubbing With Anansi'-An Album Dedicated to Black Resilience
The dub king's latest release is based on Anansi, one of the few African folk heroes to survive the Atlantic slave trade.
The UK Government Has Opened Up Thousands of Secret Files to the Public
According to a 1958 law, secret state records in the UK must become public 30 years after their creation. But in a sprawling manor estate just west of London, hundreds of thousands of Foreign Office records dating back to the 17th century are still...