In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.
The Grammy winner was spotted at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican in May 2025. The center itself referred to “a scheduling conflict” as the reason she dropped out of the schedule May concerts.