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Why the Oba of Benin waited until February 2025 to bury his mother, who died in 1976
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Why the Oba of Benin waited until February 2025 to bury his mother, who died in 1976

Nearly half a century after her passing, the Oba of Benin is set to bury his mother, a revelation that has sent intrigue...

Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade | Slavery
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Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade | Slavery

On a cold December morning in 1931, a short, elderly Black woman set out on a 24km (15-mile) walk from her homestead in...