Word: taboo
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...deeply the institution of slavery and involuntary labor was woven into West Africa’s own historical fabric. Despite the historical importance of involuntary labor and enslavement in the nation’s history—or maybe because of it—slavery is a taboo topic in Ghana today...
...professors in Ghana like Akosua Adoma Perbi, whose book, “A History of Indigenous Slavery in Ghana,” is a pioneering work. Most important are the voices of university students in Ghana who are breaking into uncharted territory by studying slavery and thereby shattering this taboo...
...that. That spurred me to start doing a lot of reading. And the reading informed me about something I already knew about, sort of at a subconscious level. It's an experience with skin color that most African-Americans are aware of, but it's so buried and so taboo that unless you read about it, or it's mentioned, some of us don't even know that it still exists...
...wouldn't say a lot, but I think it's an unspoken taboo issue that doesn't get addressed [much...
...Russell said that because rape is still a taboo in our society, "on the one hand, Helen Mirren's willingness to talk publicly about her experiences should be welcomed. At the same time, her apparent attitudes are a perfect illustration of why widespread education about the realities of sexual violence is desperately needed...