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Three new histories reveal the corrosive effects of colonialism and slavery on today’s British politics. By Laleh Khalili When he was not trying to sweep slavery and colonialism under the rug – lest a whisper of reparations arises – the former UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden wanted you to believe that it was in the gift…
Randa Abd Al-Aziz was joking with friends in a Baghdad cafe when she got a surprise job offer: broadcasting the news in Iraq, whose Black citizens have little media presence and even less power. Randa Abd Al-Aziz is the only Black Iraqi who has been employed on air at the state television’snews and information channels…
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Novelist Bernardine Evaristo is the author of Girl, Woman, Other, winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. Her ninth book, and nonfiction debut, is Manifesto, a memoir. Below, she recommends six other books that offer insights on being Black and British. Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch (2018).Exploring her British, Ghanaian, and Jewish heritage in a blend…
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Three men and a woman were cleared on Wednesday of causing criminal damage for helping to pull down a statue of a 17th century slave trade magnate and throw it into Bristol harbour in southwest England during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. The bronze statue of Edward Colston, which…
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Nesrine Malik The idea that figures such as Colston are remote characters from our history ignores their impact on our present It was inevitable, but the speed with which it happened was still surprising. After the four protesters who toppled the statue of Edward Colston then helped to heave it into the harbour were acquitted, Conservative…
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By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has yet to agree to a time and place of fresh talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Thursday. Psaki also refuted criticism leveled by Putin on Thursday that the U.S. and its allies have been the aggressor in…
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The creation of the new BLM Coalition will mean putting issues of police racism, poverty and internationalism at the heart of campaigning, says DELIA MATTIS BLM Coalition is a coalition of black-led activist groups from across Britain that officially formalised in December 2021. The BLM uprising of 2020 brought us together, but it is our…
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