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GRASSROOTS campaigners came together today at a conference hosted by the all-party parliamentary group for African reparations.
Building on the momentum and wide engagement of last year’s inaugural event, attendees discussed the issue of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, colonisation and the continued exploitation of peoples of African descent across the world.
Former British colonies called for the British government to discuss reparations at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa at the weekend.
With the centenary of the UN Slavery Convention upon us, ROGER McKENZIE argues much needs to be done to rid us of all its contemporary manifestations
BOB NEWLAND appreciates an important contribution to the debate about how slavery helped to build the wealth of Western companies and states
ELLIS RAE recommends a stunning history of the active role played by the British monarchy in establishing and profiting from slavery
On the anniversary of the implementation of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, ROGER McKENZIE warns that the legacy of black enslavement still looms in the Caribbean and beyond