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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 Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

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…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

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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.

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.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 26, 2024

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024

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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.

Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Samoa acknowledging 'painful' history of Commonwealth

Monarchs leave Pacific Islands but Sir Keir Starmer unmoved on reparations debate

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2024

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Keir Starmer confronts slavery reparation calls in speech to Commonwealth leaders

THE Prime Minister has confronted calls for the UK to pay reparations for its historical role in the slave trade while surrounded by Commonwealth…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 25, 2024

Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

Christ Church is so symbolic to the birth of America that it's called the Nation's Church

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

King tells world leaders ‘the past cannot be changed’ at Commonwealth summit

The debate about slavery reparations is continuing as Charles and Camilla visit Samoa.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

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Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Starmer confronts slavery reparations calls in address to Commonwealth leaders

The Prime Minister has insisted reparations are not on the table for the Commonwealth summit.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

Friday briefing: The Commonwealth summit that could put reparations ‘on the table’

In today’s newsletter: Caribbean nations forced conversations about restorative justice on to the Chogm agenda – here’s what that could mean

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024

King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ past as calls for slavery reparations grow at Commonwealth summit

Some leaders had hoped Charles might use his speech at Chogm in Samoa as an opportunity to apologise for Britain’s colonial past

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Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

King Charles urges world leaders to ‘right inequalities that endure’ amid calls for slavery reparations

Charles gave his first speech to the Commonwealth’s biennial summit amid growing momentum for a debate about slavery reparations

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

King urges world leaders to ‘right inequalities that endure’

Charles gave his first speech to the Commonwealth’s biennial summit amid growing momentum for a debate about slavery reparations.

International Business Times · Oct 24, 2024

Commonwealth Presses UK To Atone For Brutal Past

Britain's King Charles faced calls to reckon with his country's colonial past Friday, as a supposedly friendly summit of Commonwealth leaders turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Prolific sex trafficker convicted after moving Brazilian women to London

Roland Cankaj was arrested at Stansted Airport and later pleaded guilty to fraud and keeping a brothel to be used by prostitutes

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Britain's leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies

A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a summit of nations its empire once colonized, after Caribbean leaders said they would thrust the matter of financial reparations into the spotlight at the event in Samoa

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Which countries have paid reparations for their role in the slave trade? Commonwealth leaders discuss issue

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting participants in Samoa want ‘meaningful conversation’ about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Reparations for slavery could be included in Commonwealth document, UK concedes

Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa.

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