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Teen girl in South Sudan auctioned off for marriage on Facebook
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A 16-year-old South Sudanese girl was sold for marriage via Facebook in a disturbing case that’s been described as “reminiscent of latter-day slave markets.”
The winning bid in the auction was for 500 cows, three cars and $10,000, and the girl was married off at a ceremony on Nov. 3 in the country’s Eastern Lakes State, according to Plan International, a humanitarian organisation focused on children’s rights.
“This barbaric use of technology is reminiscent of latter-day slave markets. That a girl could be sold for marriage on the world’s biggest social networking site in this day and age is beyond belief,” country director of Plan International South Sudan, George Otim, said in a statement. Read more…
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View More Teen girl in South Sudan auctioned off for marriage on FacebookNew Google Doodle celebrates slavery abolitionist Mary Prince
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Mary Prince was a pretty inspiring woman who is recognised as a galvanising force in abolishing slavery in the British colonies.
And today, she is also the subject of a beautiful Google Doodle. The 18th century anti-slavery campaigner and autobiographer is pictured standing on a beach reading a book surrounded by white seagulls.
The doodle is a celebration of her 230th birthday this year.
Today’s #GoogleDoodle celebrates Mary Prince, a British abolitionist and autobiographer, recalling her experience of being born into an enslaved family, which had a galvanizing effect on the anti-slavery movement 📖 → https://t.co/Qk2y3uuaQl pic.twitter.com/D2yhUpIRp2
— Google UK (@GoogleUK) October 1, 2018 Read more…
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View More New Google Doodle celebrates slavery abolitionist Mary PrinceIncubating tech in the shadow of the civil rights movement
When Birmingham led the charge in the civil rights movement in the sixties, the city inadvertently created big shoes for itself to later fill. Just how Birmingham was the birthplace of many civil rights actions in the sixties, the city wants to be the birthplace of true diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. I found that out and more when I visited Birmingham and explored its tech scene… Read More