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Passover begins at sundown tonight

Jews will celebrate Passover at sundown on Saturday March 27, 2021. The holiday is a weeklong festival that remembers the freedom of the Jewish people from slavery in ancient Egypt. It ends at nightf

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Britain declares new war on modern slavery with new task force to tackle traffickers

The first ever government task force on modern slavery is to be established in Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May announced Sunday.

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Harvard to honor slaves who worked on campus in 1700s

Harvard University plans to install a plaque next week honoring four slaves who worked on the campus in the 1700s, to acknowledge its role in slavery, the Ivy League university's president said on Wednesday.