White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking - Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz were accused of mistreating their children —

The Minneapolis Departments of Health and Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are using the Sex Trafficking Thrives in Silence campaign to raise awareness and provide resources to those in “The Life” and those who are at risk.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that Minnesota became the third-highest number of human trafficking cases in 2015.

Saturday is National Human Trafficking awareness day. A local organization highlighting the signs and how to fight human trafficking.

Manitoba officials announced on Monday that conservation officers will now be used to look for drug and human trafficking.

The campaign was designed in collaboration with survivors of human trafficking to help appeal to the feelings of helplessness.

TAT emphasizes recognizing trafficking signs, taking action by reporting suspicious activity, and spreading awareness to protect vulnerable individuals.

The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center offered an informational event on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Moorhead Public Library to teach the public about the dangers of human trafficking.

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) has settled its workplace sexual harassment case with Home Depot. As part of the settlement, Home Depot will pay its former employee $65,000 and will make changes to prevent future sexual harassment from taking place.

The couple each faced over a dozen counts involving their adopted children, including child neglect, civil rights violations, human trafficking, and forced outdoor labor - which the eldest says mostly occurred in Washington state.

Donald Lantz, left, speaks with his attorney John Balenovich as his wife Jeanne Whitefeather, right, leaves the courtroom in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

From the editorial: "'There’s ... comfort in (the myth of) trafficking being perpetrated by strangers, (someone) other than family members, other than neighbors, and people within our own community'.”