From the gold rush to civil rights, the moon landing to 9/11, the US has always understood, mythologised and sold itself through the power of the still imageThe United States was founded in 1776, but did not begin to see itself...
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Read MoreOur Legacies of Enslavement team has found humanity and dignity, not blame or guilt, are at the heart of the conversationGuardian owner heralds next phase in Legacies of Enslavement restorative justice planThere’s an image, a...
Read MorePoliticians warn party’s pledge to ‘punish’ countries seeking justice for slavery will harm and isolate BritainCommonwealth politicians say they will not back down from seeking reparations as UK public figures, including a...
Read MoreThe Reform UK leader says he is ‘shocked’ by the remarks which were ‘over the top in every single way’The Green party is backing resident doctors who are on strike. This morning the party issued a statement on the dispute from...
Read MoreThe ‘bank is closed and the door is locked’, says Zia Yusuf as calls grow for compensation to remedy historical wrongsReform UK has said it would stop issuing visas to any person from a country which continues to demand...
Read MoreWith their new book, Henry and Ryder are determined to start a discussion about compensation for the descendants of slaves. But how would any scheme work? And why is it yet to happen?‘Nobody knows how to talk about reparations,”...
Read MoreBell Ribeiro-Addy, Diane Abbott and Clive Lewis criticise PM over reluctance to discuss reparations for slave tradeThree prominent Labour backbenchers have accused Keir Starmer of an “insulting” and “colonial mindset” over his...
Read MoreUK government stresses it does not pay reparations and question was not on agenda before Chogm summitCommonwealth leaders have resolved that “the time has come” for a conversation on reparatory justice despite the UK’s...
Read MoreNo 10 says issue is off the table for Commonwealth summit but other nations are prepared to defy UKLabour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to clarify his government’s position on non-cash reparations for Britain’s historical role in...
Read MoreUK PM commits to hold UK-Caribbean forum with leaders of the nations most affected by slavery’s legacy next yearConservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has said the contest is “absolutely not” over after a survey by...
Read MoreUK PM commits to hold UK-Caribbean forum with leaders of the nations most affected by slavery’s legacy next yearKeir Starmer has confronted calls for the UK to pay reparations for its historical part in the slave trade while...
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