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Ciara is among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin
U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West ...
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery-descendants law
US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...
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Yvon Detchenou, Benin's Minister of Justice and Legislation, right, presents citizenship documents to singer Ciara at a ...
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Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.
Ciara gains Beninese citizenship as country reckons with slave trade history
The U.S. pop star became a citizen under a new law in Benin aimed at descendants of enslaved people from sub-Saharan Africa.
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Grammy Winner Ciara Accepts Offer for Benin Citizenship, a New Way to Reckon with its Slave Trade
Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.
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U.S singer Ciara gets Benin citizenship under new slave descendent law
Yvon Detchenou, Benin's Minister of Justice and Legislation, right, presents citizenship documents to singer Ciara at a ...
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Ciara becomes citizen of Benin
Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as ...
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Ciara Becomes Citizen Of Benin Under New Law For Slave Trade Descendants
Photo: Getty Images North America Grammy award-winning singer Ciara is among the first public figures to be granted citizenship in the West African country of Benin under a new law offering ...