Slavery

Reimann family firm reveals Nazi slave past in Germany

A partner in JAB Holding, Peter Harf, said the Reimann family was shocked by links to Nazi abuses, discovered by the Bild am Sonntag newspaper in archives.

"[Albert] Reimann senior and Reimann junior were guilty... they belonged actually in prison," said Mr Harf.

The family will donate €10m (£8.6m) "to a suitable organisation", he said.

Obama on Trump: 'Even most 8-year-olds' know slavery was a bad time for black people

"I think even most 8-year-olds will tell you that whole slavery thing wasn't very good for black people," Obama told ABC News in an interview that aired Friday on "Good Morning America." "Jim Crow wasn't very good for black people. What we have to do is use our history to propel us to make even more progress in the future."