Tag:slavery

Politics

LGBTQ+ criticism of Harry Kane was unfair

LGBT fan groups have slammed the FA for asking England captain Harry Kane to not wear the 'One Love' armband during the World Cup...

Aaron Fenton-Hewitt - 07/12/2022

Politics

The Arab World Owes Reparations Alongside The Western World

In my previous article, "Jamaica demanding reparations will fall on deaf ears", I explored Jamaica's call for reparations was made again previously in 2015...

Shaun Flores - 20/07/2021

Politics

Jamaica demanding reparations will fall on deaf ears

Jamaica will be readying the call to demand reparations from Great Britain in a bold attempt to undo the colonial injustices of the past. A...

Shaun Flores - 16/07/2021

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Why slavery really ended

Monday was America's Labor Day to emphasise the dignity of labour. Although different to union strikes in 1894 that inspired the holiday, America's Civil...

Richard Bolton - 15/09/2020

Politics

Can reparations actually work?

Reparations are understood to mean cash payments for historical wrongdoing. If well designed, they are intended to acknowledge victims’ suffering, offer forms of redress...

Richard Bolton - 20/06/2020

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A Wee bit of reparations by Glasgow University to the black community

Glasgow University has agreed to raise and spend £20m in reparations after historians discover they benefitted in millions of pounds from the slave trade. Glasgow...

Shaun Flores - 29/08/2019

Politics

London Slavery Museum? Seems we’re still slaves to the past

Mayor Of London Sadiq Khan supports plans for a potential British Slavery museum in London. A British slavery museum is the idea of the Fabian Society,...

Shaun Flores - 18/08/2019