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‘Women were currency’: How reparatory justice is spotlighting gender-based violence

In this month’s newsletter: placing Black women and girls at the forefront, celebrating the Manchester experience and preserving Gullah Geechee land

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

French slavery law repealed: 'Now we can start talking about reparations,' historian says

Now that France has finally repealed the so-called Code Noir or Black Code, experts are urging the country to also consider the issue of reparations. The Code Noir was the law that effectively regulated slavery by making people like property, notably in the French colonies – enabling people to be…

France 24 · Jun 2

Politics of Black hair: why grooming rules are under scrutiny across the diaspora

From schools in Ghana to workplaces in Britain, underpinned by the colonial roots of ‘respectability’, conversations around natural hairstyle persist

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4

Black History Month: your guide to what’s happening in London

We break down the best events happening day by day

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Backlash as UK university moves to axe flagship African studies course

The University of Chichester has accelerated plans to pull the plug on its flagship African history course without consultation from its teaching staff or students.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

Descendants of UK slave owners call on government to apologise

Heirs of Slavery body wants restorative justice to tackle ‘ongoing consequences of this crime against humanity’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

The Scott Trust publishes review into the Guardian’s historical connections with transatlantic slavery, issuing an apology and outlining a programme of restorative justice

The Scott Trust has today published its review into the Guardian’s historical connections with transatlantic slavery.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

Bristol University could rename buildings like Wills, Fry and Goldney due to links with slave trade

They are named after prominent families with connections to slavery

Bristol Post · Nov 22, 2022

We can’t ignore how slavery has shaped Britain

Letters: Readers respond to Olivette Otele’s article about how the culture war is impeding truthful reflection on the country’s difficult history

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Today we remember the tragedy of slavery, but the culture war that denies Britain’s past continues

Rightwing activists see any reckoning with Britain’s colonial past as an attempt to destabilise the country, says Soas professor Olivette Otele

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022