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fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 days ago

Labour peer calls for Clive of India statue in Whitehall to be torn down

A Labour peer called for Robert Clive's statue to be removed, labeling it historically inaccurate and damaging to international relations.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

My Grandmother Trelototo review following a lost family history from Mozambique to Portugal

Catarina Ruivo's documentary uses her grandmother's letters to engage with colonial history and personal narrative.
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 days ago

Isabel Bueno: Hernan Cortes was a puppet in Indigenous hands, he had no choice but to trust them'

Tlaxcala's history is misrepresented; they were not traitors but a complex civilization navigating power dynamics.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Richard Brody's Summertime Movie Picks

Movies often capture the essence of summer's heat, influencing the emotional and dramatic landscapes of storytelling.
Europe politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Ireland, Norway and Spain officially recognize state of Palestine

Ireland formally recognizes Palestinian statehood, urging other European nations to follow suit.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Footballer, journalist, fashionista: whatever French Muslims do, we're treated as the enemy within | Rokhaya Diallo

Being a Muslim in a country with colonial history involves facing suspicions post-terrorist attacks, as seen during the Charlie Hebdo incident.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Jamaicans with Scottish enslaver names; a society still in trauma. Edinburgh University has much to answer for | Chris Osuh

Annie Palmer, the White Witch of Rose Hall, is remembered as a sadistic 19th-century enslaver who terrorised enslaved people before her own death at the hands of her lover.
History
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Breakfast With Mugabe: biting political drama finally arrives in South Africa

Breakfast With Mugabe depicts Robert Mugabe, pursued by a long-dead comrade's spirit, seeking help from a white psychiatrist in State House.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Former colonial ruler France hands over its last military bases in Senegal

The end of the departure process sees France with no permanent military presence in West or Central Africa, marking a significant decrease in French influence.
France news
#decolonization
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Nation the Army Built

The foundation of American national identity began in 1775 under General Washington, aiming to unify distinct colonies into a cohesive entity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Caribbean slavery reparations group takes fight to Westminster and Brussels

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Afrikan Reparations hosted an independent delegation of Caribbean researchers and activists lobbying for reparations in Westminster.
Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Algerian court upholds writer's 5-year sentence in a case that's strained ties with France

Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's prison sentence raises serious concerns regarding freedom of expression in Algeria.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple review the many partitions of southern Asia

Modern geopolitical boundaries in South Asia emerged from rapid colonial disintegration rather than ancient conflicts.
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

Senegalese man files complaint against France over father's WWII killing

A Senegalese man accuses France of hiding the remains of his father, a colonial soldier killed in 1944 during the Thiaroye massacre.
#zimbabwe
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Namibia pushes for German reparations on first genocide remembrance day

Namibia’s president stated, "We should find a degree of comfort in the fact that the German government has agreed that German troops committed a genocide against the people of our land. We may not agree on the final quantum, but that is part of the complex negotiations we have been engaged in with the German government since 2013."
Germany news
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Abdelmoneim Mustafa: How the Father of Sudanese Modernism Navigated Modernity and Tradition, Progress and Decolonialism

"How could someone as gifted as Moneim Mustafa, designer of some of the most exciting mid-century modernist buildings anywhere, be so neglected...?"
Renovation
Arts
fromTheartnewspaper
2 months ago

Are museums 'guilt tripping' their visitors? No, they aren't doing enough

Museum labels need to address political realities and colonial histories more rigorously.
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Algeria and France in 'worst crisis' since independence, claims French historian

Algeria and France are facing their worst bilateral crisis since 1962, driven by historical grievances and recent political tensions.
from99% Invisible
2 months ago

Foreign in a Domestic Sense - 99% Invisible

The folder known as a 'carpeta' contained over 60 pages detailing her grandfather's life, including mundane information like his height, weight, and license plate number.
NYC politics
Arts
fromItsnicethat
3 months ago

Sid Pattni's portraits unpack the internalised colonial gaze

Art serves as a means to navigate identity and history for first-generation migrants, reshaping colonial narratives.
France news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

France Acknowledges Devastating Effect of Debt Imposed on Haiti for Freedom

Macron acknowledges historical injustices faced by Haiti and proposes a commission to investigate the long-lasting impact of colonial indemnities.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Haitians call for reparations from France on 200th anniversary of independence ransom'

France should reimburse Haiti for historical ransom payments to aid its economic recovery.
The financial burden from colonial history significantly impacts Haiti's current socio-economic state.
#france
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago
France politics

French-Algerian ties: Tensions escalate into crisis DW 04/16/2025

France and Algeria are escalating diplomatic tensions with mutual expulsions, rooted in colonial history.
Recent events signal a troubled relationship marked by historical grievances and geopolitical conflicts.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago
France news

Algeria Expels 12 French Officials

Algeria expels French officials amid rising tensions following the arrest of an Algerian accused of kidnapping a social media influencer in France.
France politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

French-Algerian ties: Tensions escalate into crisis DW 04/16/2025

France and Algeria are escalating diplomatic tensions with mutual expulsions, rooted in colonial history.
Recent events signal a troubled relationship marked by historical grievances and geopolitical conflicts.
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