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Mass racist text messages sent to Black people across America spark investigations

The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee

The Independent UK

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations

Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies

The Independent UK

Number of suspected modern slavery victims surges to record high

The number of suspected victims of modern slavery referred for help is up 15 per cent year-on-year

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Record high number of potential victims of modern slavery

The previous quarterly record was 4,742 referrals between January and March 2023.

Evening Standard

Boots says it will ‘draw lessons’ from research into links to slavery

Report looked into donations to Nottingham universities by Jesse Boot, who expanded pharmacy chain

The Guardian - UK

Super-rich making the Hitler mistake?

Germany's business elite thought they could control the demagogue. Steve Schwarzman and Peter Thiel think that now

Salon

It’s time for Britain to acknowledge the need for slavery reparations

Letters: Alan Tanner suggests a way forward in terms of compensation figures. Plus letters from Jocelyn Robson, Zaki Cooper and Terry Fulton

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Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing on the future

The Independent UK

Slavery reparations need to be about future, not just cash, says Lammy

The Foreign Secretary is in Africa as he pursues a ‘fresh approach’ to partnerships across the continent.

Evening Standard

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery

Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery

The Guardian - UK

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

A museum in Virginia has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children

The Independent UK

UK Treads Fine Line On Slavery Legacy, While Ruling Out Reparations

Commonwealth countries want talks on slavery reparations but the United Kingdom -- engaged in soul-searching over its former empire for several years now -- is not open to financial compensation, officials and analysts say.

International Business Times

Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right

The call for justice is not going away. Rather than ignore it, Labour should be entering the conversation – and shaping it, says academic Kojo Koram

The Guardian - UK

Should Britain pay for the horror of slavery?

Letters: Readers respond to Keir Starmer saying Britain will not participate in any slavery reparations

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The Conversation

Haiti’s gangs turn to starving children to bolster their ranks

After months of relentless gang violence, thousands of killings, and the unseating of a government, Haiti is faced with another heartbreaking issue which seems likely to prolong the Caribbean island nation’s woes for another generation. Testimonies collected by Amnesty International have uncovered how Haiti’s armed gangs are enlisting hundreds of…

The Conversation

‘Sexual precarity’: how insecure work puts migrants at risk of being sexually harassed, assaulted or trafficked

Some of the ways migrants are exploited in the workforce get a lot of public attention. We hear tragic stories about wage theft, forced unpaid overtime, unsafe work conditions or discrimination. And we are likely to hear more such grim stories revealed at a NSW parliamentary inquiry that will examine…

The Guardian - UK

Why white working-class Britons should fight to secure colonial slavery reparations

The country grew rich from slavery, but those who directly benefited the most – and still do – were wealthy. They exploited everyone, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The National (Scotland)

King Charles could learn from a Scottish university on slavery reparations

KING Charles acknowledged “painful aspects” of Britain’s history while failing to address calls about reparations for slavery, but he could…

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The Independent UK

Connecticut city considers issuing apology for denying black college plans two centuries ago

Officials in New Haven, Connecticut, are considering a public apology for a decision by city leaders in 1831 to reject what would have been the nation's first Black college

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Commonwealth Leaders Call For Discussion On Reparations For Slavery

Commonwealth leaders discuss reparations for slavery and climate change impacts at Samoa summit, emphasizing dialogue and equity.

Radio France Internationale

Commonwealth leaders say 'time has come' for discussion on slavery reparations

Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.

The Guardian - UK

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general

Ghana’s foreign minister since 2017, Botchwey supports calls for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism

The Independent UK

Time has come for reparations conversation, Commonwealth heads say – as UK fails to keep it off agenda

Keir Starmer said there had been no discussion about money after the government again refused to offer payments or an apology

Al Jazeera

Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery?

Commonwealth nations have pressured the UK to discuss reparations but prime minister Keir Starmer has resisted.

The Guardian - UK

UK conference on reparations to open as debate dominates Commonwealth talks

All-party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations to discuss how to bring justice to countries blighted by slavery

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