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Centuries-old Ceiba pentandra marked where formerly enslaved people had prayed upon arrival in west AfricaA centuries-old tree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during a storm, the government has said.The 70-metre (230ft)…
Charles should adopt specific measures to build understanding of the legacy of enslavement, say activists and academicsKing Charles has been urged to go further towards offering reparatory justice for the UK’s role in transatlantic slavery, even as he …
Davey says King Charles is ‘moving towards trying to look at this issue with greater subtlety’ than governmentThe Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, has called for a national debate over Britain’s role in the slave trade, after the coronation reignited…
Reparations committee says admission of wrongdoing is not enough and seeks funding for services for descendants of enslaved peopleCalifornia’s reparations taskforce is due to vote on recommendations for a formal apology for the state’s role in perpetua…
Exclusive: Johnny Briceño attacks his UK counterpart’s refusal to apologise for atrocities of slaveryThe prime minister of Belize, Johnny Briceño, has sharply criticised Rishi Sunak’s refusal to apologise for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave t…
Exclusive: Aboriginal Olympian Nova Peris says ‘change begins with listening’ as campaigners from 12 countries ask for ‘process of reparatory justice to commence’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon ne…
Sir Charles Trevelyan was Treasury official during great famine in 19th century when potato crops failed The former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has said her family would consider paying compensation to Ireland because of an ancestor’s role in the Gr…
Guardian journalist and Cotton Capital special correspondent Lanre Bakare examines Black Mancunian history, beginning with the 1945 Pan-African Congress that took place in the city and shaped independence movements across AfricaThe Guardian journalist …
Heirs of Slavery body wants restorative justice to tackle ‘ongoing consequences of this crime against humanity’The descendants of some of Britain’s wealthiest slave owners have launched an activist movement, calling on the government both to apologise…
In Easter sermon, archbishop of Canterbury says money was not set aside because of ‘postcolonial guilt’The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has used his Easter sermon to say that £100m pledged by the Church of England to compensate for its compl…