‘Any descendants of white plantation owners who have benefitted from the slave trade should be asked to pay reparations’ The family of Benedict Cumberbatch could soon face a legal battle and potential demands for reparation payments due to its slave-owning ancestors. According to The Telegraph, the seventh great-grandfather of the Oscar-nominated star bought the Cleland […]
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One review called the cabin ‘elegant’ A man was horrified upon discovering that Airbnb had listed a refurbished “slave cabin” on their website, with someone holidaymakers dubbing it “elegant.” Wynton Yates shared the recent story on TikTok, where he revealed that the property in Greenville, Mississippi, still sits next to the “big house” where guests […]
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More than three-quarters of locals want the Blackboy statue removing An almost-250-year-old statue on a clock tower in Stroud is to be removed, the local council has decided. The Blackboy clock tower features a controversial statue on the side of the Grade II listed building, first placed there in 1844. Last year, a report found […]
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Prince William and Kate have been met with protests on their Caribbean tour Amid Prince William and Kate Middleton’s tense tour of the Caribbean, Hollywood legend Whoopi Goldberg has called for the Royal family to apologise for their ties to slavery. Prince William and Kate have seen a difficult few days on their tour of […]
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Time doesn’t make things go away- Jamaica demands reparations Last week it was announced that Jamaica would seek reparations from the English monarchy for their part in the transatlantic slave trade. Jamaica will ask the UK for reparations for slavery under the British Empire. An estimated 600,000 people were kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in […]
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