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Colonialism

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world7 days ago

King Charles III to confront colonial legacy in Caribbean tour amid cancer treatment

King Charles III will tour the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda from October 27 to November 4, explicitly addressing Britain's colonial past and slavery. The 77-year-old monarch, who is undergoing cancer treatment, will deliver a speech at a Commonwealth meeting and mark Guyana's 60th independence anniversary. While the palace emphasizes acknowledging historical wrongs, the UK government maintains it will not pay reparations.

via BBC|

#caribbean #colonialism #commonwealth

culture28 days ago•5 min saved

How a Haitian Zombie Legend Was Transformed into Hollywood Fear—and What It Says About History

Maya Annik Bedward’s SXSW‑debuting Black Zombie argues that the Haitian zombie, born from enslaved diaspora and vodou tradition, was co‑opted by Hollywood to fuel white fear of Black bodies. The film traces this misappropriation from William Seabrook’s The Magic Island (1929) to the 1932 White Zombie, and centers Haitian voices to expose ongoing erasure and colonial complicity, linking historical distortion to contemporary misinformation and politics. It also documents production across Haiti and the Dominican Republic and frames memory as something that must be reclaimed through truth, culture, and testimony. The documentary released in the US on September 11, with UK/Australia dates to follow.

via The Guardian|

#colonialism #culture #haitian-zombie

games2 months ago•16 min saved

Splatoon Raiders Scraps Colonial Island Concept After Salmonid Sympathy Feedback

The Splatoon Raiders development team abandoned an early colonial island setting after feedback that made players feel they were attacking Salmonids, redesigning the world to be eerier and more unfamiliar and adjusting Salmonid visuals and lighting ahead of the July 23 release.

via Kotaku|

#colonialism #concept-art #game-design

religion4 months ago•78 min saved

From Apology to Action: Africa's Anti-Trafficking Army Calls for Reform

Crux Now interviews Sister Leonida Katunge about Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas: apologies for the Church’s historic silence are not enough; structural repentance—theology, economic justice, institutional reform, and pastoral action—must accompany the papal acknowledgment to combat modern trafficking linked to colonial and neo‑colonial dynamics in Africa. Katunge outlines an “Army against Human Trafficking in Africa,” describes the victim profile and networks, and urges governments, corporations, faith communities, and Western consumers to demand accountability, invest in youth opportunity, protect survivors, and treat trafficking as a national security and human‑dignity issue rather than solely an immigration concern.

via Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse|

#africa #anti-trafficking #colonialism

world4 months ago•3 min saved

France repeals Code Noir, ending a centuries-old legal remnant of slavery

France's National Assembly unanimously repealed the 1685 Code Noir, which treated enslaved people as property, in a rare bipartisanship move that ends a legal remnant of slavery; Macron said reparations should be considered but warned against false promises, and the debate underscored enduring inequalities in France's overseas territories tied to its colonial past.

via The Guardian|

#code-noir #colonialism #france

americas5 months ago•4 min saved

New York Mayor urges King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged King Charles III to return the 105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, mined in India and long-contested, which is now part of Britain's Crown Jewels in the Tower of London; the diamond’s ownership history spans multiple empires and nations, and while India has pressed for its return, it was not clear if Mamdani raised the issue during the king’s state visit.

via France 24|

#americas #colonialism #india

opinion8 months ago•22 min saved

Civilization hinges on secure property titles, not apologies

An opinion piece argues that civilization rests on secure property titles and private land ownership, and that apologies for past wrongs or Indigenous land claims cannot replace a stable, enforceable title system.

via The Washington Post|

#colonialism #indigenous-rights #land-titles

politics8 months ago•3 min saved

Researchers spotlight crown’s slave-trade role, fueling calls for a royal apology

MPs, experts, and campaigners are pressing King Charles to issue a formal crown apology for transatlantic slavery, arguing that symbolic sorrow isn’t enough and urging reparative action in light of a new book detailing royal involvement and with pressure mounting ahead of Commonwealth discussions.

via The Guardian|

#apology #colonialism #monarchy

americas8 months ago•15 min saved

Trump's Donroe Doctrine: Territorial ambitions fuel culture wars in the Americas

France24 frames Trump’s expansionist rhetoric as a break with postwar norms, reviving imperial-era ambitions from Greenland to the Western Hemisphere and reframing the Monroe Doctrine as a muscular Donroe Doctrine. The piece cites moves on Diego Garcia, the Panama Canal, and Venezuela as part of a broader effort to claim resources and project power, warns historians of a return to colonial-style land grabs, and notes domestic support is tepid amid international pushback.

via France 24|

#americas #colonialism #donald-trump

history9 months ago•7 min saved

Uncovering the Hidden Battle to End Slavery in the Americas

Carrie Gibson's book 'The Great Resistance' explores the 400-year fight to end slavery in the Americas, highlighting lesser-known stories of enslaved people's resistance, the brutal realities of the transatlantic slave trade, and the lasting legacies of slavery in society today.

via The Guardian|

#abolition #americas #colonialism

world9 months ago•11 min saved

South African Activist Highlights Continued Injustice Through History

Lucy Campbell, a South African activist and historian, uses her tours of Cape Town's historic sites to highlight the ongoing impacts of colonialism, slavery, and dispossession, criticizing how these histories are memorialized and calling for more inclusive and truthful representations of the past.

via Al Jazeera|

#activism #colonialism #history

world9 months ago•3 min saved

Algeria Declares French Colonization a Crime and Calls for Reparations

Algeria's National Assembly voted to declare France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution and redress for colonial-era injustices, in a move that France criticizes as hostile, reflecting ongoing tensions over historical grievances.

via ABC News|

#algeria #colonialism #france

world9 months ago•3 min saved

Algeria Declares French Colonization a Crime and Calls for Restitution

Algeria's parliament voted to declare France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution and reparations for colonial-era wrongs, in a move that France criticizes as hostile, amid ongoing tensions over historical grievances.

via AP News|

#algeria #colonialism #france

world9 months ago•2 min saved

Algeria Passes Law Declaring French Colonization a Crime

Algeria's parliament unanimously approved a law declaring France's colonization a crime, demanding an apology and reparations, amid strained diplomatic relations and historical disputes over colonial atrocities and restitution of artifacts.

via BBC|

#algeria #colonialism #diplomatic-relations

world9 months ago•9 min saved

The Gaza Crisis and the Urgency for Justice in Palestine

The article discusses how the October 7 attack in Gaza marked a significant shift in global understanding of the Palestinian struggle, exposing Israeli apartheid and settler colonialism, and catalyzing worldwide radicalization against global systems of domination. It criticizes attempts to restore the old order through diplomacy and emphasizes that true liberation requires dismantling systemic structures of oppression, with Palestine now seen as a symbol of broader anti-colonial and anti-capitalist struggles.

via +972 Magazine|

#colonialism #gaza #global-solidarity