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Aurangzeb's descendants are now rickshaw pullers, claims Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday courted controversy with his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his lineage. Speaking at an event in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP leader claimed that descendants of the controversial Mughal ruler are now living near Kolkata, earning their livelihood as rickshaw pullers. Highlighting what he described as the "divine justice of history", Adityanath …

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4 days, 10 hours ago

How a small Brazilian town became an unlikely battleground over Confederate memory

Raw Story

By Jordan Brasher, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography, Macalester College There were no antebellum hoop skirts at the site of Brazil’s annual “Festa Confederada,” or Confederate Festival, in 2024. Following his private tour of the group’s museum, Eduardo Bolsonaro accused leftist critics of the Confederate Festival of “rewriting memory.” City officials passed the law banning Confederate symbols from public events …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said she had a feeling of deja vu. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Feeling at home in Benin, Anelka decided …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Squid Game to Descendants of the Sun, top 5 Korean Dramas of all time

India TV News

The craze of K-Drama is increasing day by day. Extraordinary You This Korean show depicts the story of a high school scholar girl, who considers herself a character in a comic and falls in love with another character. This is the love story of a successful South Korean businesswoman Yoon Se-ri and an army officer Jeong-hyeok. This love story full …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Yemeni descendants to agents: Evolution of 'Sheikh marriages' from Nizam era

India Today

An investigation by AajTak.in has uncovered the disturbing trend of "Sheikh marriages" or short-term contract marriages prevailing in Hyderabad. Nishat, who runs an NGO, said most of the time the girls involved in such 'Sheikh marriages' are unaware of the terms of the contract. PART 1: Hyderabad's dark underbelly: Shady 'Sheikh marriages' PART 2: Victims of 'Sheikh marriages' narrate ordeal: …

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3 weeks ago

California bill would allow public university admission priority for slaves’ descendants

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker introduced a bill Monday to allow admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, two of the largest public university systems in the nation. A movement to limit so-called DEI initiatives at the college and state level gained momentum after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Tulsa’s First Black Mayor Plans To Address An Ugly History

Huff Post

Oklahoma state Rep. Monroe Nichols is seen during a committee hearing in 2019 in Oklahoma City. Sue Ogrocki via Associated Press Earlier this month, former Oklahoma state Rep. Monroe Nichols was elected the first Black mayor of Tulsa. “I’m not naive to think that this man is not going to be able to do a whole lot without some push …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

How two royal descendants and a dancer are working towards a cultural revival in Mayurbhanj

The Hindu

In a vibrant tapestry of history and heritage, the creative collaboration between Ileana Citaristi and sisters Mrinalika and Akshita Bhanj Deo stand as beacons of hope and inspiration. The Italian-born Odissi and Chhau exponent Ileana and Mrinalika and Akshita, who belong to the erstwhile royal family of Mayurbhanj in Odisha, together have woven a narrative of cultural preservation, artistic innovation, …

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Over 400 people have more than 25 half brothers or sisters due to sperm donor fathers

NL Times

An investigation into the lackluster administration at a sperm donor facility in Leiden has shown that 440 people have more than 25 half brothers or half sisters via the facility. Several biological fathers could not be found anymore, and it was clear that nine sperm donors had more biological children than the maximum requirement of 25. The LUMC also started …

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Devendra Fadnavis vs Asaduddin Owaisi: ‘Descendants of Razakars’

Hindustan Times

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday called AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi "descendant of Razakars". The attack came a day after the Hyderabad MP took a jibe at the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, saying "our ancestors" waged jihad against the British Raj when "yours" were writing love letters to them. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with BJP leader Navneet Rana …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Nizams fighting legal battles to stake claim of ‘legitimate’ property share

Hindustan Times

It has been exactly three centuries since the Asaf Jahi dynasty of the Nizams, who ruled the princely state of Hyderabad, was established and the descendants of the Nizams are still fighting pitched legal battles to stake claim of their “legitimate” share in the properties that are now worth thousands of crores of rupees. While the legal battle is primarily …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Descendants Of Tulsa Massacre Victims Skeptical Of DOJ Review

Huff Post

In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress via Associated Press The Department of Justice announced on Monday a federal review into the two-day racist massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, more than 100 years ago, when white supremacists killed Black civilians while destroying homes and thriving businesses in …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Flight route opens ahead of Confucius commemoration

China Daily

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2024-09-28 A new Quzhou-Jining flight route was launched on Sept 25, linking two cities with a rich Confucian heritage just in time for the 2,575th anniversary of Confucius' birth on Sept 28. This year marks the first time that Quzhou's Confucius Ceremony, the Southern Confucius Memorial, will serve as a satellite venue for China's 2024 China International Confucius …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge orders a stop to referendum in Georgia slave descendants’ zoning battle

Associated Press

A judge on Wednesday ordered a halt to a special election initiated by residents of the one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants, who were looking to voters to undo zoning changes that residents say threaten their island homes. The judge sided with McIntosh County’s elected commissioners seeking to cancel the election, ruling that Georgia’s …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Criticism over Olympic rings plan for Paris

China Daily

Police officers stand in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Friday. THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP The family of the Eiffel Tower's architect has pushed back against the Paris mayor's proposal to permanently install the Olympic rings on the iconic structure. Hidalgo wants to retain the giant Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower, which Parisians affectionately call the "Iron Lady", until …

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4 months ago

Brandy’s ‘Cinderella’ Inspires 'Descendants: Rise of Red'

Huff Post

Brandy Norwood and Paolo Montalban as Cinderella and King Charming in "Descendants: Rise of Red." Disney Ahead of Brandy Norwood’s forthcoming horror film “The Front Room,” she took a walk down memory lane to reprise one of her most renowned roles: Cinderella. In “Descendants: Rise of Red,” which premiered in July and is now streaming on Disney+, the singer-actor stepped …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Australian Vietnam War veterans and descendants help discover long-buried Vietnamese soldiers

ABC

In a rubber forest just north of Ho Chi Minh City, an excavation to find the bodies of North Vietnamese soldiers has made a long-awaited discovery. Excavators digging at the site of a B-52 bomb crater, north of Ho Chi Minh City, in an attempt to learn more about the Vietnam War and identify remains of fallen soldiers. "Having found …

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4 months, 1 week ago

SA government declares Adelaide north unit 'prescribed place' cracking down on Descendants bikie gang

ABC

A clubhouse belonging to a bikie group in Adelaide's north has officially been declared a "prescribed place" by the state government, meaning any member who is found on the property could face up to three years in prison. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas said police intelligence gathered showed that the outlawed motorcycle gang the Descendants was conducting "unwelcome, illicit behaviour" at …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

The last known intact US slave ship is too ‘broken’ and should stay underwater, a report recommends

Associated Press

MOBILE, Ala. — The last known U.S. slave ship is too “broken” and decayed to be extracted from the murky waters of the Alabama Gulf Coast without being dismembered, a task force of archaeologists, engineers and historians announced following a yearslong investigation. The task force headed by the Alabama Historical Commission said Thursday that the Clotilda, the last ship known …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report for the city and a 2001 report by a state commission on Tulsa Race Massacre in which a white mob killed …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tulsa officials announced the creation …

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5 months ago

Judge approves referendum sought by slave descendants to challenge rezoning of island community

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A judge on Tuesday approved a referendum sought by residents of one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of slave descendants, ordering an Oct. 1 special election on whether to overturn zoning changes that Black residents see as a threat to an island enclave founded by enslaved ancestors. McIntosh County Probate Court Judge Harold Webster said …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Zoning changes by a Georgia county that some residents say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants can’t be challenged with a referendum, an attorney said Monday in a letter to the judge considering a petition by local voters. Though Georgia’s state constitution allows citizens to force special elections on some decisions …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Column: Reparations for Chavez Ravine families? Not so fast, say some descendants

LA Times

Larry Herrera-Cabrera holds a photo of his biological father, Lorenzo Cabrera, and Lorenzo’s parents. Priscilla Leiva, professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o studies at Loyola Marymount University, has spoken with Herrera-Cabrera as part of “Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story,” a multidisciplinary project she’s leading with former resident Carol Jacques that includes hundreds of photos and dozens of oral histories. “Who wants …

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Aurangzeb's descendants are now rickshaw pullers, claims Yogi Adityanath

How a small Brazilian town became an unlikely battleground over Confederate memory

Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade

Squid Game to Descendants of the Sun, top 5 Korean Dramas of all time

Yemeni descendants to agents: Evolution of 'Sheikh marriages' from Nizam era

California bill would allow public university admission priority for slaves’ descendants

Tulsa’s First Black Mayor Plans To Address An Ugly History

How two royal descendants and a dancer are working towards a cultural revival in Mayurbhanj

Over 400 people have more than 25 half brothers or sisters due to sperm donor fathers

Devendra Fadnavis vs Asaduddin Owaisi: ‘Descendants of Razakars’

Nizams fighting legal battles to stake claim of ‘legitimate’ property share

Descendants Of Tulsa Massacre Victims Skeptical Of DOJ Review

Flight route opens ahead of Confucius commemoration

Judge orders a stop to referendum in Georgia slave descendants’ zoning battle

Criticism over Olympic rings plan for Paris

Brandy’s ‘Cinderella’ Inspires 'Descendants: Rise of Red'

Australian Vietnam War veterans and descendants help discover long-buried Vietnamese soldiers

SA government declares Adelaide north unit 'prescribed place' cracking down on Descendants bikie gang

The last known intact US slave ship is too ‘broken’ and should stay underwater, a report recommends

Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants

Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants

Judge approves referendum sought by slave descendants to challenge rezoning of island community

Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community

Column: Reparations for Chavez Ravine families? Not so fast, say some descendants