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Sorry is not enough: it is time for reparations
When millions of black people across the world can trace their journeys from Africa back to slavery, this is not ancient history but a crime that lives with us every day. The call for material compensation must be heard, writes ROGER McKENZIE

AT THE height of the pandemic, I decided to get a DNA test to find out which African family I am from.
The results showed I am 100 per cent part of the Tikar people who live in what is now known as Cameroon in west central Africa.
I immediately felt a mixture of pride, surprise and anger.
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