In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

The end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance across the ...

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A radical feminist campaign to respond to gender inequality and violence against women by swearing off sex, dating, marriage and babies is gaining traction with young women around the world. The 4B ...

For those of us who have argued for years against the death penalty, 2025 was a sign that Southeast Asia is heading in the right direction. In June, the Vietnamese government reduced the number of ...

Laura Porter, the executive director for the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, has seen support for the death penalty dropping steadily for decades. She said Gallup poll data shows less than ...

Protesters rallied in front of Baltimore's City Hall on Monday, calling on city leaders to eliminate Johns Hopkins University's private police force. The Baltimore Abolition Movement (BAM) says more ...

The Trump administration nixed commemorative coins meant to honor abolitionists and women in favor of honoring more old white men. To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump is ...