Slave diaries-1: Master Robert Thornton’s seven children all looked exactly like Samuel, a field slave he never knew was their father till his death
The psychological weight was almost unbearable. He knew Thomas was his son. Knew it the way any father knows his child through recognition existing in his bones. He counted them. Seven. Seven children. Seven lives. He had helped create. Seven faces proving his fatherhood to anyone willing to look. But he also knew with absolute certainty that acknowledging this in any way would mean immediate death, not quick death.
Israel on high alert in anticipation of retaliatory attacks after pre-emptive strikes against Iran
Take-offs and landings at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv have been halted, and passengers were advised not to come to the airport, according to the airport’s authority.
Free Kenya Movement push against punitive taxation arrives in Meru in hunt for a million signatures
Once the signature collection is complete, the forms will be submitted to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for verification before the referendum process officially begins.
‘While Kenya’s diary industry is one of the most developed in Africa it’s still pegged back by quality’
Livestock Development Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke, speaking recently during a farmers’ training session in Meru and Tharaka Nithi Counties, explained that unlike traditional frameworks that rewarded farmers solely on litres delivered, QBP ties earnings to milk quality.
Ex-US President Bill Clinton, like his wife Hilary, wants Trump grilled on links to sex pest Epstein
Bill Clinton’s deposition in Chappaqua, New York, came one day after his wife, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sat with lawmakers to give her own testimony. She told the lawmakers on Thursday that she did not recall ever meeting Epstein and had nothing to share about his sex crimes, calling for US President Donald Trump to appear before the panel.
Tanzania’s migration to electric vehicle technology reflected in Chinese-built EV pick-ups
Amar Shangavi, founder and chief executive officer of JTP Auto, said the company deliberately chose to partner with Chinese manufacturers because of their global leadership in electric mobility. “China is leading in electric vehicle technology,” Shangavi said in a recent interview.
Ethiopian versus Tigrayan, Eritrean tensions are a powder keg that could inflame Horn of Africa
The current domestic friction reflects a dramatic re-jigging of the political and military alliances of the 2020-22 Tigray war, when federal forces and Eritrean troops – backed by Amhara paramilitaries – marched against the TPLF-led regional administration.
Gold mining: Vihiga County Assembly wants Chinese Suyan Wei Company to comply with the law
Petitioners raised several issues, including lack of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), absence of public participation, alleged attempts to use public land without due process, potential environmental degradation, risks to public health and threats to community grazing land and livelihoods.
How Yemayá, a 17 years old enslaved woman, was impregnated by randy master, died of postpartum complications
Don Fernando had a lawful wife in Spain, Doña Catalina de Mendoza, who visited the island every three or four years and spent the rest of her time in Seville administering the revenues the plantation sent her.
When a slave, Mateus, escaped from Brazil’s Recôncavo Baiano sugar fields, his master sent 100 hunters to pursue him – none returned alive
Colonel Rodrigues was not just a farmer; he was one of the richest and most feared men in the region. His sugar mill produced sugar for export on a large scale, and he proudly proclaimed to all who knew him that he maintained absolute order and discipline among his captives.
