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Booker Prize urged to rethink its name over slavery connection

DJ says the Booker Foundation should think about changing its name

Evening Standard

Booker prize urged to consider name change over slavery link

Broadcaster Richie Brave, whose ancestors were enslaved, says organisers should be ‘asking themselves some questions’

The Guardian - UK

Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president

Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools

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Freedom Monument Park tells honest story of enslaved people

The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, is designed to get visitors closer to the experiences of enslaved people in America.

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UN Urges States To Act On Slavery Reparations

The United Nations calls for reparations to address the lasting impact of slavery and promote a more just society.

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The Guardian view on the Royal Academy: reframing a bloody past

Editorial: The Royal Academy is examining the part it has played in Britain’s history of slavery and empire – and the usual carping suspects will not be pleased

The Guardian - UK

Haitian Groups Demand Billions In Reparations From France

Haitian advocacy groups are calling for billion in reparations from France for historical injustices related to slavery and colonialism. The demand rei...

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From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: are modern slavery laws catching the wrong people?

The long read: When I heard that a boy from my primary school had been convicted of trafficking, I had to find out what had happened to make him fall so far

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean Ambassador Urges Global Action For Slavery Tribunal

Caribbean ambassador calls for a slavery tribunal to address historical injustices and seek reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.

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UN Forum Urges Funding And Steps For Slavery Reparations

United Nations forum highlights the urgent need for increased funding and concrete actions to address slavery reparations globally.

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Africa And Caribbean Unite For Slavery Reparations Tribunal

African and Caribbean nations establish a tribunal to seek reparations for slavery, addressing historical injustices and systemic impacts.

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France's Descendants Address Slavery And Education History

Descendants in France unite to address historical ties to slavery through education and reconciliation efforts.

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Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé dies aged 90

Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Condé, who best known for novels tackling the legacy of slavery and colonialism in Africa and the Caribbean, has died aged of 90.

Radio France Internationale

‘Hidden in plain sight’: the European city tours of slavery and colonialism

From Puerta del Sol plaza in Madrid to the Tuileries Garden in Paris, guides reshape stories continent tells about itself

The Guardian - UK

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Conservatism’s biggest failure is the despair it has created about Britain’s future

Fantasies about British exceptionalism have brought the UK to the brink of collapse. We need a new, realistic vision, says author and journalist Will Hutton

The Guardian - UK

Migrant workers at greater risk of modern slavery after Brexit, research finds

Exclusive: Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages expose people to ‘hyper-precarity’ and exploitation

The Guardian - UK

‘If you want to abuse your workers, that’s fine’: UK modern slavery watchdog’s funding cut

Government accused of undermining the fight against labour abuses after £2m real-terms cut to oversight budget

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: One year on from the Guardian’s look at its historic connections to slavery

In today’s newsletter: What the Legacies of Engagement programme has achieved in its first year – and what’s still to do

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It’s not unpatriotic to tell the whole truth about Britain and the end of slavery

The mooted memorial to the navy’s West Africa Squadron seems to be an attempt to rewrite history in a more favourable light, says writer Ella Sinclair

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian appoints new correspondents in the Caribbean, South America, Africa and the UK, boosting its coverage of underreported communities

The new editorial roles form part of the Scott Trust Legacies of Enslavement programme, marking one year since the publication of its report into the Guardian’s historical links with transatlantic slavery

The Guardian - UK

A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?

The long read: As the author of a book about a pivotal uprising in 18th-century Jamaica, Vincent Brown was enlisted in a campaign to make its leader a national hero. But when he arrived in Jamaica, he started to wonder what he had got himself into

The Guardian - UK

Six in 10 in UK poll say descendants of enslaved people owed formal apology

Survey finds varying support for apology from government, firms that profited from slavery, and royal family

Axios

National monument honoring enslaved Black people set to open in Alabama

The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park and National Monument to Freedom will become the closest the U.S. has a national monument on slavery

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool museum appeals for information on subject of The Black Boy

Sitter for William Lindsay Windus’s painting is rumoured to have stowed away on ship, possibly to escape slavery in US

The Guardian - US

‘A narrative of triumph’: a powerful 17-acre site in Alabama remembers enslavement

The Equal Justice Initiative has created an expansive new experience that aims to pay an honest tribute to courage and resilience as an American equivalent to a Holocaust memorial

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