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Caricom summit gives ‘broad support’ for request to Charles as region steps up campaign for justice Caribbean leaders are backing Jamaica’s petition to King Charles on reparations as the region prepares to step up its pursuit of reparative justice for …
Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Caribbean island when it was a colony of the UKJamaica will ask King Charles to request legal advice on the issue of slavery reparations from the judicial committee of the privy council, th…
However, the president did take to social media to complain about ‘too many non-working holidays’Donald Trump failed to mark Juneteenth, commemorating the ending of slavery in the US, until he posted on Thursday night that there are “too many non-worki…
Whitney Plantation has two grants for Black history and culture terminated in ‘furtherance of president’s agenda’The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS ) has terminated two grants for Black history and culture that were awarded to the Whitn…
Island country deals with drought and hurricane damage as it pushes for reparations from countries that benefited from slaveryWhen category 4 Hurricane Beryl hit the Caribbean last June, the three-island nation of Grenada bore the brunt of its wrath. A…
France imposed harsh ‘ransom’ after 1825 Revolution that campaigners say stunted Caribbean country’s developmentThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has announced a joint commission with Haiti to examine the countries’ shared past as Haitian campaign…
Plantation Wharf Pier in west London is now called St Mary’s Wandsworth, says Uber Boat by Thames ClippersA pier on the River Thames in west London has been renamed St Mary’s Wandsworth after criticism by anti-racism campaigners.The pier, formerly know…
US park service deletes quote and image of abolitionist from webpage, instead emphasizing ‘Black/White cooperation’The National Park Service has removed a quote and an image of US abolitionist Harriet Tubman from a webpage about the Underground Railroa…
Vast majority unaware how many people were enslaved and for how long, although poll finds support for reparations is risingBritons are widely ignorant of the scale and legacy of Britain’s involvement in slavery and colonialism, a survey has found, with…
Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features dress inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker RemondFor nearly 160 years, the blue plaque has marked sites of historic importance. Now one English institution has found its own way of signifying a…