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Recommendations of Edinburgh slavery review to progress with nomination of chair

EDINBURGH City Council has nominated a chair to implement the recommendations of the city’s review into its history of slavery and colonialism.

The National (Scotland)

Laura Trevelyan quits BBC to campaign for reparative justice for Caribbean

Decision comes after Trevelyan family apologises for ownership of more than 1,000 enslaved African people

The Guardian - UK

A fairer way to pay slavery reparations

Letter: John Cookson says only those whose ancestors gained from slavery should be responsible for reparations

The Guardian - UK

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Commentary: The overlooked reason reparations make sense in California and elsewhere

Californians are weighing in publicly on the idea of reparations to Black Americans, with the state’s Reparations Task Force set to report their recommendations by July 1. This initiative builds on smaller-scale efforts, such as in my hometown of Evanston, Illinois, which in 2021 became the first U.S. city to…

Los Angeles Times

San Francisco board open to reparations with $5 million payouts

A proposal under consideration would give $5 million to every eligible Black adult, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years and homes for $1 a family.

Chicago Sun-Times

San Francisco backs reparations plans, including $5m to eligible Black adults

Proposals also include financing debt forgiveness, guaranteed annual incomes for families and homes in the city for $1

The Guardian - US

Suella Braverman's policies branded 'cruel and heartless' by ex-Home Office adviser

The comments from Nimco Ali came as the Government's Illegal Migration Bill passed the first parliamentary hurdle - but former PM Theresa May suggested victims of modern slavery would be treated as 'collateral damage'

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Calls to close loophole that puts UK domestic workers at risk of ‘slavery’

Government yet to overhaul family worker exemption, which permits live-in staff to be paid less than national minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

Controversial illegal migration bill passes first Commons test amid calls for changes

The proposals aim to stop people claiming asylum in the UK if they arrive through unauthorised means

Manchester Evening News

Catalonia confronts past racism after slave trade documentary

Programme highlights fact that much of 19th-century wealth was built on the back of transatlantic practice

The Guardian - UK

What is the UK goverment’s plan to tackle small boats all about and how big is the asylum problem?

Government says Illegal Migration Bill will ‘stop the boats’ but critics warn it won’t work

The Independent UK

Mac Engel: Eddie Lampkin, and people who compare NFL combine to slavery, need a history lesson

FORT WORTH, Texas — This week, Jerry Jones defended the NFL’s combine against comparisons to slavery, TCU center Eddie Lampkin’s mom made allegations that TCU coach Jamie Dixon talks like a racist, and former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin compared his situation to lynching.

Tribune News Service

Tory anti-strike bill 'sounds like slavery', Green peer says

THE Tories' proposed anti-strike laws "sound like slavery" as it forces people to work against their will, a Green Party peer has said.

The National (Scotland)

UK anti-slavery post left unfilled by Home Office since April 2022

Role of anti-slavery commissioner vacant at time when cases of suspected trafficking at all-time high

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The Independent UK

UK must pay reparation to Caribbean countries for ‘hideous’ slavery, say MPs

Labour MP Clive Lewis likened the UK’s relationship with its former Caribbean colonies to an abusive one.

The Independent UK

Lack of consultation over new migrant Bill shows arrogance, minister told

The Government was accused of ‘rewriting’ refugee and modern slavery laws during a session of the Home Affairs Committee.

Daily Mirror

Tories accused of apeing Enoch Powell with bill that would see Sir Mo Farah removed

In a bruising encounter, the PM faced a barrage of questions about his new "far-right appeasing, anti-refugee" immigration laws, which MPs heard would see Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah kicked out of the country

The Guardian - UK

Clive Lewis calls for UK to negotiate Caribbean slavery reparations

Labour MP says Rishi Sunak should talk to region’s leaders after Trevelyan family announcements

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Daily Mirror

UK must pay reparations to ex-Caribbean colonies for 400 years of 'hideous abuse', MPs say

Labour's Clive Lewis urged the government to follow the example of the wealthy Trevelyon family who apologised for their ancestor's exploitation in Grenada by pledging to fund community projects, as MPs warned failure to do so was akin to 'collusion'

Tribune News Service

Review: 'The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley,' by David Waldstreicher

NONFICTION: The times, if not the life, of the first Black American poet.

Tribune News Service

A new state agency could implement reparations in California. Here’s what’s proposed

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Reparations Task Force recently concluded its two-day public meeting geared toward compensating Black Americans affected by the legacy of slavery. But the nine-member body is a long way from the finish line.

The Independent UK

Most of those held after crossing Channel referred as potential slavery victims

Almost all of those who came under the National Referral Mechanism while awaiting return were later released from detention, the Home Office said.

The Guardian - UK

Words of Negroes review – sorcery trial documentary raises ghosts of slavery

Workers at a sugar factory in Guadeloupe read the records of a trial that followed the death of a slave in 1842, with uncomfortably strong modern-day echoes

Al Jazeera

‘Slavery wages’ prompt hunger strike at ICE detention facilities

Participants say poor living conditions and wages of $1 a day have pushed them to launch the weeks-long protest.

Tribune News Service

Newly discovered early ‘Gone With the Wind’ movie script reveals a much harsher depiction of slavery

ATLANTA — A recently discovered early script version of the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” showed a much harsher depiction of slavery than what ultimately made it onscreen.

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