Julia Kerr's opera "Chronoplan," composed in the late 1920s and halted by Nazi Germany's rise, has been rediscovered and premiered nearly a century later. The work, found in archives, celebrates the life of Kerr, a gifted musician whose career ended with her family's escape from persecution.
High school students in South Carolina are learning about Gullah Geechee culture and history through the lens of food. Field trips, archival research, and culinary experiences are connecting students to their heritage and the significance of traditional dishes.
Hyosung has donated to the NGO Good Neighbors to support descendants of Korean independence activists residing in Uzbekistan. The aid will provide customized support, including housing improvements and home appliances, to 13 households comprising 33 individuals.
The remains of Silvestre Indias Carvajal, who disappeared during the Spanish Civil War in 1936, were identified 87 years later in a well in Feria, Extremadura. His family's long search highlights generational trauma and ongoing political debates over historical memory in Spain.
Tech elites like Sam Altman and Elon Musk are pursuing a transhuman future, merging humans with AI and seeking cosmic dominance. This ambition, fueled by effective altruism and a rejection of traditional religion, risks diverting resources from present human needs towards a techno-mystical dream.
À Salvador de Bahia, des représentants de religions afro-brésiliennes et de la société civile exigent des réparations après la découverte d'un cimetière d'esclaves (32 000 à 100 000 personnes) sous un parking, révélant l'effacement de la mémoire des victimes de l'esclavage au Brésil.
Russia's GUZI, led by Svetlana Akulova, is spearheading an international campaign to save 80 'cocaine hippos' in Colombia, descendants of animals once owned by Pablo Escobar, from planned euthanasia due to their invasive threat.
Czech lawmakers adopted a resolution expressing disagreement with the Sudeten German Association's congress in Brno, reviving tensions over the post-WWII expulsion of Germans from Czech regions.
The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.
Un homme a mis le détective Arthur Brand sur la piste du Portrait d’une jeune fille, signé Toon Kelder, exposé chez les descendants d’un commandant de Waffen-SS néerlandais.
Ces mesures «visent exclusivement à priver les descendants des soldats soviétiques libérateurs, les citoyens engagés et les visiteurs de la capitale du droit de commémorer dignement l’anniversaire de l’anéantissement du nazisme», s’émeut l’ambassade de Russie en Allemagne dans un communiqué.
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to expand eligibility for a compen...
It's been 80 years since Aboriginal workers in the Pilbara up-ended a slave-like labour system. The descendants of those involved fear its legacy is being forgotten.
Ces Indiens se présentent comme des descendants de Manassé, père, selon le récit biblique, de l’une des douze tribus d’Israël, et dont les descendants, ainsi que ceux de neuf autres tribus, ont été déportés à la suite d’une invasion assyrienne.
À Nantes, un mât de la Fraternité est inauguré samedi dans l'ancien principal port négrier de France. Haut de 18 mètres, il symbolise les navires qui déportaient les captifs africains vers les colonies du Nouveau Monde. Il est né de la rencontre entre Dieudonné Boutrin, un descendant d'esclaves, et Pierre Guillon de Princé, dont les aïeux étaient des armateurs négriers.
