Judge throws the book at a West Virginia couple convicted of treating adopted Black kids as ‘slaves’
In January, a jury found Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz guilty on multiple counts of forced labor, human ...
Virginia judge finds frozen embryos are not divisible property in cancer survivor’s case against ex-husband
A Northern Virginia judge determined embryos are not property that can be divided up, rejecting a previous analysis by the ...
Judge says human embryos from IVF are not divisible property, upending ruling based on slave law
A Virginia judge ruled that human embryos are not property, despite a court having previously ruled that embryos could be ...
Virginia Courts Won't Split Ownership of Divorced Couple's Embryos
"The unique nature of each human embryo means that an equal division cannot conveniently be made," writes a Virginia judge.
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The way we remember slavery is changing. One county is taking the lead.
Slavery was a common and ubiquitous part of life on the grounds that would become Conyers’s alma mater, Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia. That land was where William and Catherine ...
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Frozen embryos are not property, judge rules
Key Takeaways A Virginia judge ruled that frozen embryos are not property and cannot be divided like goods. The ...
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'No excuse': Utility crew reportedly damages slave cemetery
At the top of a tree-covered hill off South Pifer Road, a little known but significant piece of history lies hidden beneath ...
Evil White couple treated adopted Black children as 'slaves' and locked some in shed
Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz have been convicted of the mistreatment of their adopted children, and Whitefeather ...
Resurrecting the forgotten history of the first enslaved Africans in America
Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...
Many don't know the abolitionist and AME Church founder honored in this new Delaware mural
Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans.