Born on September 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and raised in a racially segregated South, Bell Hooks (born Gloria Jean Watkins) grew...
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#InContext: Barbara Jordan
Born in Texas during 1936, Barbara Jordan, the first black congresswoman from the South, grew up during the Jim Crow Era. Barbara was known...
HTI Welcomes the 2023-2024 Douglass Fellow Cohort
On August 24, 2023, HTI welcomed the incoming 2023-2024 class of Frederick Douglass Fellows with an orientation in Washington, D.C. Inspired by...
HTI Congratulates the Southern District of Florida on Effective Human Trafficking Prosecution
WASHINGTON, DC – On May 18, 2023, the Human Trafficking Institute (HTI) recognized the United States Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, and the...
#InContext Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1925 – 1965) embodied the true meaning of resilience, leadership, and transformation. At a time when African Americans experienced racial...
#InContext: Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was born on October 6, 1917, to Mississippi sharecroppers. She was the youngest of 20 children. At the young age of six, she...
#InContext: Eleanor Roosevelt
From 1933 to 1945, Eleanor Roosevelt served as the First Lady of the United States alongside her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt....
HTI and the U.S. Embassy Celebrate the Completion of CARSI ESF Grant, A TIPPING POINT
On Thursday, December 15th, 2022, the Human Trafficking Institute (HTI), the United States Embassy, and members of the Government of Belize...
New Embedded Prosecution Expert Arrives in Uganda
This month, we welcomed a new embedded expert to our team in Uganda. Gabrielle Massey joined HTI as Special Counsel to the Director of Public...
What is the Trafficking in Persons Report?
There are an estimated 24.9 million people in human trafficking today. While trafficking can and does happen everywhere, studies show that the...
2021 Federal Human Trafficking Report is Now Available
The 2021 Federal Human Trafficking Report was released today on our website. The Report, a project of HTI, is a continuation of HTI’s efforts to...
2021 Annual Report Shows Unprecedented Progress
Our 2021 Annual Report is now available! 2021 was a year of continued exponential growth in our impact despite challenges presented by the COVID-19...