{"id":32,"date":"2020-07-23T19:59:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T12:21:21","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"DECOLONISING IN THE NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Search for news here<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"search-in-place-box-container  search-in-place-box-container-custom-design  \"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" data-search-in-place=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"search_in_place_form\" value=\"1\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What lies ahead for South Korea after the impeachment of President Yoon Suk\u00a0Yeol? (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-lies-ahead-for-south-korea-after-the-impeachment-of-president-yoon-suk-yeol-254082\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United States is no longer a safe destination for international students (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2025\/4\/11\/united-states-is-no-longer-a-safe-destination-for-international-students\">Aljazeera<\/a>) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What politicians could actually do about the issues raised in\u00a0Adolescence  (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-politicians-could-actually-do-about-the-issues-raised-in-adolescence-252978\">The Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India\u2019s language war: Why is Hindi sparking a north-south divide? (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/4\/10\/indias-language-war-why-is-hindi-causing-a-north-south-divide\">Aljazeera<\/a>) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Millions of UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c14jy2dd8jeo\">BBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brazil\u2019s first Oscar highlights the brutality of the military dictatorship\u2019s legacy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/longform\/2025\/2\/28\/how-the-film-im-still-here-forces-brazil-to-face-a-dictatorships-legacy\">Aljazeera<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Africa\u2019s newest book prize is named after Andre\u00e9 Blouin: who was&nbsp;she? (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africas-newest-book-prize-is-named-after-andree-blouin-who-was-she-250828?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20newsletter%20-%203289733576&amp;utm_content=Daily%20newsletter%20-%203289733576+CID_55f742a59036c0e8bdc40a78f00dbc7d&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Africas%20newest%20book%20prize%20is%20named%20after%20Andre%20Blouin%20who%20was%20she\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;No Other Land&#8217;: Israeli-Palestinian film wins Oscar for best documentary feature (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/israeli-palestinian-film-no-other-land-wins-oscars-best-documentary-featur\">Middle East Eye<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rival rallies erupt in South Korea over President Yoon\u2019s impeachment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/3\/29\/rallies-erupt-in-south-korea-over-suspended-president-yoons-impeachment\">Aljazeera<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bishops will serve as \u2018advocates for racial justice\u2019 in the Church and society (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/three-graphic-novels-that-address-the-history-of-slavery-and-commemorate-resistance-251740?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2024%202025%20-%203309833790&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2024%202025%20-%203309833790+CID_2acba6a9a0ed46cd9296c35443d13a67&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Three%20graphic%20novels%20that%20address%20the%20history%20of%20slavery%20%20and%20commemorate%20resistance\">Church Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Africa\u2019s \u2018sleeping\u2019 language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford University (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africas-sleeping-language-xam-has-been-written-in-stone-at-oxford-university-250691?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20newsletter%20-%203289733576&amp;utm_content=Daily%20newsletter%20-%203289733576+CID_55f742a59036c0e8bdc40a78f00dbc7d&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Africas%20sleeping%20language%20xam%20has%20been%20written%20in%20stone%20at%20Oxford%20university\">The Conversation<\/a>) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the \u2018war on terror\u2019 paved the way for student deportations in the US (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/3\/28\/how-the-war-on-terror-paved-the-way-for-student-deportations-in-the-us\">Aljazeera<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grammy Awards 2025: Beyonc\u00e9 is the first Black Artist to win in the Best Country Album (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwy18lpm7n2o\">BBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammys 2025 Controversy: &#8216;Milton Nascimento Deserves Respect&#8217; Fans Demand After Brazilian Singer Denied Seat (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmibeat.com\/hollywood\/news\/2025\/grammys-2025-controversy-milton-nascimento-deserves-respect-fans-say-after-brazilian-singer-denied-441805.html\">Filmibeat<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protester waves Sudan-Palestine flag during Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl show (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/10\/protester-with-palestine-flag-interrupts-lamars-super-bowl-half-time-show\">Aljazeera<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russia says Ukraine will be involved in peace talks as Zelensky warns against trusting Putin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/c4g97971rwnt\">BBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose becoming part of the United States, poll shows (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/poll-shows-85-greenlanders-do-not-want-be-part-us-2025-01-29\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=012925&amp;lctg=604646bf4d55394ac6e02b7b\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mali filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, \u2018father of African cinema\u2019, dies at age 84 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/20\/mali-filmmaker-souleymane-cisse-father-of-african-cinema-dies-at-age-84\">Aljazeera<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roberta Flack, soul and R&amp;B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2025\/feb\/24\/roberta-flack-soul-and-rb-icon-behind-killing-me-softly-dies-aged-88\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump \u2212 a pattern that\u2019s all too familiar in US\u00a0history (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/60-years-of-progress-in-expanding-rights-is-being-rolled-back-by-trump-a-pattern-thats-all-too-familiar-in-us-history-248526?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2016%202025%20-%203261933313&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2016%202025%20-%203261933313+CID_bab3e05618e1bf2273237f9ddb3e9788&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=60%20years%20of%20progress%20in%20expanding%20rights%20is%20being%20rolled%20back%20by%20Trump%20%20a%20pattern%20thats%20all%20too%20familiar%20in%20US%20history\">The Conversation<\/a>)<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>January<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>America\u2019s internet giants are being outplayed in the global south (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/business\/2025\/01\/09\/americas-internet-giants-are-being-outplayed-in-the-global-south?utm_content=ed-picks-image-link-1&amp;etear=india_nl_1&amp;utm_campaign=a.india-newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&amp;utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&amp;utm_term=1\/9\/2025&amp;utm_id=2028847\">The Economist<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Museum of the Bamoun Kings: ancient treasures from Cameroon find a spectacular new home (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/museum-of-the-bamoun-kings-ancient-treasures-from-cameroon-find-a-spectacular-new-home-244320?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%208%202025%20-%203220132853&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%208%202025%20-%203220132853+CID_fa901d31dc8b9dd441cdc170a2846033&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Museum%20of%20the%20Bamoun%20Kings%20ancient%20treasures%20from%20Cameroon%20find%20a%20spectacular%20new%20home\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germany\u2019s genocide in Namibia: deal between the two governments falls short of delivering justice (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/germanys-genocide-in-namibia-deal-between-the-two-governments-falls-short-of-delivering-justice-246719\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Across Asia, hundreds of millions gather to mark lunar new year (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2025\/jan\/29\/lunar-new-year-china-asia-year-of-the-snake-zodiac-sign-2025\">The Guardian<\/a>)<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Climate Modeling Pioneer Leads as Role Model Too (<a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/features\/climate-modeling-pioneer-leads-as-role-model-too?mkt_tok=OTg3LUlHVC01NzIAAAGWYhy2Pxq0MjH1AbeZmnApvjq4csMHcSyeVAy_AKog_7PLcHfXbhilugG7gej9ZAwbQNlu4Ef48p8CYqFkFdqK_tLwbvxqKDugr97Pl4kbRac\">Eos<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders \u2212 new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/many-wealthy-members-of-congress-are-descendants-of-rich-slaveholders-new-study-demonstrates-the-enduring-legacy-of-slavery-239077?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2024%202024%20-%203139832024&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2024%202024%20-%203139832024+CID_220d3fecd7b4d8c8b2fcf9aefecc1870&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Many%20wealthy%20members%20of%20Congress%20are%20descendants%20of%20rich%20slaveholders%20%20new%20study%20demonstrates%20the%20enduring%20legacy%20of%20slavery\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American slavery wasn\u2019t just a white man\u2019s business \u2212 new research shows how white women profited,&nbsp;too (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/american-slavery-wasnt-just-a-white-mans-business-new-research-shows-how-white-women-profited-too-231800\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How 17th century refugees used the printing press to fight their oppressors \u2013 and laid the foundations of modern humanitarianism (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-17th-century-refugees-used-the-printing-press-to-fight-their-oppressors-and-laid-the-foundations-of-modern-humanitarianism-229043?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202980730319&amp;utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202980730319+CID_39c1a8e7af33f1eb83ac821323dac9b7&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%2017th%20century%20refugees%20used%20the%20printing%20press%20to%20fight%20their%20oppressors%20%20and%20laid%20the%20foundations%20of%20modern%20humanitarianism\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stevie Wonder\u2019s Ghanaian citizenship reflects&nbsp;long-standing&nbsp;links between African Americans and the&nbsp;continent (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/stevie-wonders-ghanaian-citizenship-reflects-long-standing-links-between-african-americans-and-the-continent-230623?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202993430474&amp;utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202993430474+CID_abd708cdd1c1c9b410a225405179d408&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Stevie%20Wonders%20Ghanaian%20citizenship%20reflects%20long-standing%20links%20between%20African%20Americans%20and%20the%20continent\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The colonial-era inequalities that fuelled the New Caledonia crisis (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/colonial-era-inequalities-that-fuelled-new-caledonia-crisis-2024-05-23\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Weekend-Briefing&amp;utm_term=052524&amp;user_email=8597fb163e87eef3c281f53901a156fdb474cacf487e83240286696817f3a3e7&amp;lctg=604646bf4d55394ac6e02b7b\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The world is rushing to Africa to mine critical minerals like lithium \u2013 how the continent should deal with the&nbsp;demand (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-world-is-rushing-to-africa-to-mine-critical-minerals-like-lithium-how-the-continent-should-deal-with-the-demand-229831?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202024%20-%202977130274&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202024%20-%202977130274+CID_1751d9294fae3290c5d8021d5b32c6ed&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=The%20world%20is%20rushing%20to%20Africa%20to%20mine%20critical%20minerals%20like%20lithium%20%20how%20the%20continent%20should%20deal%20with%20the%20demand\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for \u2018All We Imagine As Light\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/reel\/1068365\/cannes-film-festival-2024-payal-kapadias-all-we-imagine-as-light-wins-grand-prix\">Scroll.in<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The mother of African dance at 80. Why Senegal\u2019s Germaine Acogny is so&nbsp;influential (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-mother-of-african-dance-at-80-why-senegals-germaine-acogny-is-so-influential-230247?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202024%20-%202977130274&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2022%202024%20-%202977130274+CID_1751d9294fae3290c5d8021d5b32c6ed&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=The%20mother%20of%20African%20dance%20at%2080%20Why%20Senegals%20Germaine%20Acogny%20is%20so%20influential\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haitian groups seek billions in reparations from France (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/haitian-groups-seek-billions-reparations-france-2024-04-18\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Weekend-Briefing&amp;utm_term=042724&amp;user_email=8597fb163e87eef3c281f53901a156fdb474cacf487e83240286696817f3a3e7\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>THE MAU MAU CASE: POST-COLONIAL JUSTICE ON THE STRAND (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strandlines.london\/2019\/10\/07\/post-colonial-justice-on-the-strand\/\">Strandlines<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj (<a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/magazine\/1067572\/what-a-regal-south-indian-ornament-in-a-famous-rossetti-painting-tells-us-about-the-british-raj\">Scroll.in<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in Paris (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/violence-erupts-new-caledonia-independence-supporters-oppose-legislation-paris\">The Interpreter<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The UN has a \u2018list of shame\u2019 for those who harm children in war \u2013 but who is&nbsp;missing? (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-un-has-a-list-of-shame-for-those-who-harm-children-in-war-but-who-is-missing-229017?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2012%202024%20-%202966930173&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2012%202024%20-%202966930173+CID_db710c4d32b5d4155aed7ffacffdb7b3&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=The%20UN%20has%20a%20list%20of%20shame%20for%20those%20who%20harm%20children%20in%20war%20%20but%20who%20is%20missing\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The genius of Cowboy Carter is Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s accent \u2013 a musicologist explains (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-genius-of-cowboy-carter-is-beyonces-accent-a-musicologist-explains-228965?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202024%20-%202955530049&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202024%20-%202955530049+CID_6897b0ce5ffab5fa819a1f0a37c8370a&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=The%20genius%20of%20Cowboy%20Carter%20is%20Beyoncs%20accent%20%20a%20musicologist%20explains\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigating the complexities of decolonizing knowledge production (<a href=\"https:\/\/i2insights.org\/2024\/05\/07\/decolonizing-knowledge-production\/\">Integration and Implementation Insights<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South West Bank: Venice Biennale exhibition explores how Palestinians have become \u2018foreigners everywhere\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/south-west-bank-venice-biennale-exhibition-explores-how-palestinians-have-become-foreigners-everywhere-228804?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202024%20-%202955530049&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202024%20-%202955530049+CID_6897b0ce5ffab5fa819a1f0a37c8370a&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=South%20West%20Bank%20Venice%20Biennale%20exhibition%20explores%20how%20Palestinians%20have%20become%20foreigners%20everywhere\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As famine looms in Sudan, the hungry eat soil and leaves (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/sudan-politics-hunger-aid\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=050124&amp;user_email=8597fb163e87eef3c281f53901a156fdb474cacf487e83240286696817f3a3e7\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital trail at St Paul\u2019s reveals racial injustices (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/articles\/2024\/26-april\/news\/uk\/digital-trail-at-st-paul-s-reveals-racial-injustices?utm_campaign=Church%20Times%20RSS%20Daily%20bulletin%202.0%20%28ads%20in%20header%20and%20footer%29&amp;utm_source=emailCampaign&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email\">Church Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/22\/world\/asia\/south-korea-insooni-singer.html?nl=todaysheadlines&amp;emc=edit_th_20240323\">The New York Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Entangled Pasts, 1768\u2013Now: Art, Colonialism and Change \u2013 An Illustrated&nbsp;Review (<a href=\"https:\/\/museumgeographies.com\/2024\/04\/05\/entangled-pasts-1768-now-art-colonialism-and-change-an-illustrated-review\/\">Museum Geographies<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beyond images of war: Sammy Baloji\u2019s work captures DR Congo\u2019s vibrant arts and culture, challenging western&nbsp;views (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/beyond-images-of-war-sammy-balojis-work-captures-dr-congos-vibrant-arts-and-culture-challenging-western-views-226404?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2015%202024%20-%202938929854&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2015%202024%20-%202938929854+CID_d2f4ada5b2e6115bff82e8228c740a98&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Beyond%20images%20of%20war%20Sammy%20Balojis%20work%20captures%20DR%20Congos%20vibrant%20arts%20and%20culture%20challenging%20western%20views\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schools don\u2019t need to bin Shakespeare \u2013 but it\u2019s time for us to teach him differently (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/may\/24\/schools-shakespeare-decolonising-curriculum-pupils\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cambridge\u2019s slavery links have damaged its students (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/cambridge-university-slavery-colonial-race-students-people-colour-racism-a8894256.html\">The Independent<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is It Possible to Decolonise a Biennial? (<a href=\"https:\/\/artreview.com\/is-it-possible-to-decolonise-a-biennial-venice-biennale-2024-foreigners-everywhere\/\">Art Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabriel Massan\u2019s Decolonial Games (<a href=\"https:\/\/artreview.com\/gabriel-massan-collaborators-third-world-the-bottom-dimension-serpentine-north-london-review\/\">Art Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Colonial Photography Shaped Representations of Southeast Asia (<a href=\"https:\/\/artreview.com\/customised-postures-decolonising-gestures-gajah-gallery-singapore-review\/\">Art Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019m not afraid of anybody now\u2019: the woman who revealed links between National Trust houses and slavery \u2013 and was vilified (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/apr\/21\/corinne-fowler-national-trust-colonialism-our-island-stories\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EU must face legacy of colonialism and support reparations, say MEPs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/dec\/06\/eu-must-face-legacy-of-colonialism-and-support-reparations-say-meps\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Hidden in plain sight\u2019: the European city tours of slavery and colonialism (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/apr\/02\/hidden-in-plain-sight-the-european-city-tours-of-slavery-and-colonialism\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surge of interest in Ethiopian culture boosts case for return of treasures, says Sissay (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2024\/apr\/03\/surge-of-interest-in-ethiopian-culture-boosts-case-for-return-of-treasures-says-sissay\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recruitment of nurses from global south branded \u2018new form of colonialism\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2024\/mar\/27\/recruitment-of-nurses-from-global-south-branded-new-form-of-colonialism\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To accurately portray histories, museums need to do more than \u2018reimagine\u2019 galleries (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/to-accurately-portray-histories-museums-need-to-do-more-than-reimagine-galleries-189109\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Church Commissioners\u2019 research into historic links to African chattel enslavement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/about\/leadership-and-governance\/national-church-institutions\/church-commissioners-england\/who-we-1\">The Church of England<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Church fund &#8216;not enough&#8217; to right slavery wrongs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cjrjv9r1jyko\">BBC News<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>THE FUND FOR HEALING, REPAIR AND JUSTICE (<a href=\"https:\/\/hrjfund.org\/\">https:\/\/hrjfund.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Repatriation Project. The Delayed Return of Native Remains (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/series\/the-repatriation-project\">PROPUBLICA<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Blame \u2013 and the Shame \u2013 of Three Million Bengali Dead (<a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/history\/the-blame-and-the-shame-of-three-million-bengali-dead\">The Wire<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artist defends Tate Britain\u2019s display of \u2018undeniably racist\u2019 Whistler mural (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2024\/mar\/11\/artist-defends-decision-to-display-undeniably-racist-tate-britain-mural\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fostering Mathematical Brilliance in All Students (<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/inspired-ideas-prek-12\/fostering-mathematical-brilliance-in-all-students-66d8bc433a0a\">Medium<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 19th-century Indian queen\u2019s photographic work has been obscured by history (<a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/magazine\/1064619\/a-19th-century-indian-queens-photographic-work-has-been-obscured-by-history\">Scroll.in<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why Muslim women cover their hair with a hijab and the importance of modesty in Islam (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-03-06\/house-of-gods-exploring-hijab-islam-muslim-women\/103376332?utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=abc_specialist_religion_sfmc_20240311&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_id=2315881&amp;sfmc_id=265904009\">ABC News<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Equality Charters &#8211; Good Practice Initiatives (<a href=\"https:\/\/advance-he.ac.uk\/equality-charters\/qood-practice-initiatives\">AdvanceHE<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;PROF OLUFEMI TAIWO INTERRUPTS DECOLONISATION THEORY IN A NEW BOOK (<a href=\"https:\/\/intervention.ng\/26929\/\">Intervention<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gaza: a litmus test for the humanitarian sector\u2019s commitment to decolonisation? (<a href=\"https:\/\/odi.org\/en\/insights\/gaza-litmus-test-humanitarian-sector-commitment-decolonisation\/?utm_source=Humanitarian+Policy+Group&amp;utm_campaign=574d7adf05-HPG_Mar_update&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_3274ae51fa-574d7adf05-76660812&amp;ct=t(HPG_Mar_update)\">ODI<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dollar Street: Photos showing family in the world by income (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/dollar-street\">Gapminder<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anti-Blackness and Colonial Detention (<a href=\"https:\/\/museumofbritishcolonialism.org\/anti-blackness-and-colonial-detention\/\">The Museum of British Colonialism<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One ship, many stories: How a single, unglamorous, workaday merchant vessel tells the history of the 19th-century world in many violent chapters (<a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/how-a-single-unglamorous-ship-tells-the-history-of-the-world?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=0c0ead8ccf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_02_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-b43a9ed933-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\">aeon<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start here: Entangled Pasts, 1768\u2013now (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalacademy.org.uk\/article\/start-here-entangled-pasts?utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=RF_EntangledPastsOpenNow_d_Marketing_010224&amp;utm_content=version_A&amp;sourceNumber=750497\">Royal Academy<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children\u2019s book revolution: how East African women took on colonialism after independence (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/childrens-book-revolution-how-east-african-women-took-on-colonialism-after-independence-204287\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sculpture of colonial officer\u2019s \u2018angry spirit\u2019 returns to DRC as Dutch urge reckoning (<a href=\"https:\/\/amp.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2024\/feb\/14\/statue-belgian-officer-killed-during-congo-uprising-venice-biennale\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generative AI: a problematic illustration of the intersections of racialized gender, race and ethnicity (<br><a href=\"https:\/\/aldinhe.ac.uk\/product\/learnhigher-resources\/generative-ai-a-problematic-illustration-of-the-intersections-of-racialized-gender-race-and-ethnicity\/\">Association for Learning Development in Higher Education<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bernardine Evaristo on the role of the artist (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalacademy.org.uk\/article\/ra-magazine-entangled-pasts-role-of-the-artist?utm_source=wordfly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=RF_EntangledPastsOpenNow_d_Marketing_010224&amp;utm_content=version_A&amp;sourceNumber=750497\">Royal Academy of Arts<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Untold Stories (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalacademy.org.uk\/article\/untold-stories\">Royal Academy of Arts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>January<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 must-read books from east Africa: from Tanzanian masters to Ugandan queens (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/4-must-read-books-from-east-africa-from-tanzanian-masters-to-ugandan-queens-219237?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%204%202024%20-%202840828797&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%204%202024%20-%202840828797+CID_a2cf20465c129ca38b7acb5c62f5b519&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=4%20must-read%20books%20from%20east%20Africa%20from%20Tanzanian%20masters%20to%20Ugandan%20queens\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There Can Be No Critique (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonreview.net\/articles\/there-can-be-no-critique\/?utm_source=Boston+Review+Email+Subscribers&amp;utm_campaign=073dc4830f-newsletter_12_20_23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_2cb428c5ad-073dc4830f-41222014&amp;mc_cid=073dc4830f\">Boston Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cHow do you like your truth?\u201d: Celebrating Benjamin Zephaniah (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ids.ac.uk\/opinions\/how-do-you-like-your-truth-celebrating-benjamin-zephaniah\/\">Institute of Development Studies<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>British elites have long been a barrier to peace in the Middle East (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/en\/israel-gaza-palestine-british-zionism-starmer-sunak-balfour\/?utm_source=oD%20Daily%20SEGMENT&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=British%20elites%20are%20a%20barrier%20to%20peace%20in%20the%20Middle%20East\">openDemocracy<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entangled Islands exhibition explores the history of Irish people in the Caribbean \u2013 an expert review (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/entangled-islands-exhibition-explores-the-history-of-irish-people-in-the-caribbean-an-expert-review-217995?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2018%202023%20-%202827928645&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2018%202023%20-%202827928645+CID_90c8826a5ee9f0f5e511d4081dc00bff&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Entangled%20Islands%20exhibition%20explores%20the%20history%20of%20Irish%20people%20in%20the%20Caribbean%20%20an%20expert%20review\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dozens of UK-linked vessels scrapped on South Asian beaches, despite ban (<a href=\"https:\/\/unearthed.greenpeace.org\/2023\/12\/18\/dozens-of-uk-linked-vessels-scrapped-on-south-asian-beaches-despite-ban\/\">UNEARTHED<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heirs of Power: Slaveholding Families (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/usa-slavery-families\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Weekend-Briefing&amp;utm_term=121623&amp;user_email=8597fb163e87eef3c281f53901a156fdb474cacf487e83240286696817f3a3e7\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invisible Windrush: how the stories of Indian indentured labourers from the Caribbean were forgotten (<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/invisible-windrush-how-the-stories-of-indian-indentured-labourers-from-the-caribbean-were-forgotten-206330?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=holiday%20box%202023%20-%20people%20of%20Insights&amp;utm_content=holiday%20box%202023%20-%20people%20of%20Insights+CID_35f0f682e96ef0178b37119532423abe&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Invisible%20Windrush%20how%20the%20stories%20of%20Indian%20indentured%20labourers%20from%20the%20Caribbean%20were%20forgotten\">The Conversation<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Colonial mentality\u2019: from the Caribbean to Kenya, Black people are challenging hair discrimination (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2023\/jul\/26\/colonial-mentality-from-the-caribbean-to-kenya-black-people-are-challenging-hair-discrimination\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decolonising museums isn\u2019t part of a \u2018culture war\u2019. It\u2019s about keeping them relevant. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/may\/07\/decolonising-museums-isnt-part-of-a-culture-war-its-about-keeping-them-relevant\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Search for news here<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"search-in-place-box-container  search-in-place-box-container-custom-design  \"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" data-search-in-place=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"search_in_place_form\" value=\"1\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/sport\/remembering-the-two-peles-the-pathbreaking-black-athlete-and-the-global-celebrity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remembering the Two Pel\u00e9s: The Pathbreaking Black Athlete and the Global Celebrity<\/a>&nbsp;(The Wire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-parthenon-marbles-george-osborne-wants-to-return-the-statues-to-athens-but-can-he-a-legal-expert-explains-197364?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2010%202023%20-%202511925205&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2010%202023%20-%202511925205+CID_9182de8925029f8b8b7a7ab0d7d80bd6&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=The%20Parthenon%20marbles%20George%20Osborne%20wants%20to%20return%20the%20statues%20to%20Athens%20but%20can%20he%20A%20legal%20expert%20explains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Parthenon marbles: George Osborne wants to return the statues to Athens, but can he? A legal expert explains<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2023\/jan\/11\/scarborough--museum-legacy-colonial-past-scarborough-art-gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Shot two zebras. Played tennis\u2019: Scarborough museum confronts legacy of colonial past<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2023\/jan\/17\/indigenous-languages-revitalization-montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How do you say the word \u2018sun\u2019 in Cree? It starts with learning respect<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/jan\/25\/british-opera-singer-music-enslaved-ancestors-new-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British opera singer creates work to reveal humanity of enslaved ancestors<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2023\/jan\/27\/alan-cumming-hands-back-obe-toxicity-of-empire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Cumming hands back his OBE citing the \u2018toxicity of empire\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;(The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonreview.net\/articles\/abortion-is-not-a-choice-without-racial-justice\/?utm_source=Boston+Review+Email+Subscribers&amp;utm_campaign=8f4fb335c6-reading_list_12_17_22_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_2cb428c5ad-8f4fb335c6-41222014&amp;mc_cid=8f4fb335c6&amp;mc_eid=2ab6a1d65c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abortion Is Not a \u201cChoice\u201d Without Racial Justice<\/a>&nbsp;(Boston Review)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2023\/jan\/30\/regina-twala-africa-woman-forgotten-story-reveals-truth-about-written-histories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One woman\u2019s forgotten story reveals a dirty truth about Africa\u2019s written histories<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-023-00223-w?fbclid=IwAR2yypUmVhgWALg5XIHYjTenN4WneCoyUprkqVqe0W_S7Nv3v8Eb9WYZP-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charting a course to make maths truly universal<\/a>&nbsp;(Nature)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/jan\/23\/the-gift-of-paradise-how-the-hear-me-out-band-give-a-voice-to-immigration-detainees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The gift of paradise\u2019: how the Hear Me Out Band give a voice to immigration detainees<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/feb\/04\/british-slave-owners-family-apologise-reparations-trevelyans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018My forefathers did something horribly wrong\u2019: British slave owners\u2019 family to apologise and pay reparations<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/prince-harry-is-wrong-unconscious-bias-is-not-different-to-racism-198103?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202528325385&amp;utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202528325385+CID_bcca33e5e915bd4f3043adce1e15f1e5&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Prince%20Harry%20is%20wrong%20unconscious%20bias%20is%20not%20different%20to%20racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry is wrong: unconscious bias is not different to racism<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/zambias-copper-mines-hard-baked-racism-into-the-workplace-by-labelling-whites-expats-188751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zambia\u2019s copper mines hard-baked racism into the workplace by labelling whites \u2018expats\u2019<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/stella-chiweshe-zimbabwes-mbira-queen-rebel-music-star-and-pioneer-198421?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202527925376&amp;utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202527925376+CID_b1218395656c39f8b3d546d41013445b&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Stella%20Chiweshe%20Zimbabwes%20mbira%20queen%20rebel%20music%20star%20and%20pioneer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stella Chiweshe: Zimbabwe\u2019s mbira queen, rebel music star and pioneer<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/copper-transformed-way-the-world-works-before-its-about-to-do-so-again-196812?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202527925376&amp;utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202527925376+CID_b1218395656c39f8b3d546d41013445b&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Copper%20transformed%20way%20the%20world%20works%20before%20its%20about%20to%20do%20so%20again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copper transformed way the world works before: it\u2019s about to do so again <\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/a-major-new-exhibition-in-nairobi-reveals-the-history-of-east-african-art-traditions-197457?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202023%20-%202526425363&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202023%20-%202526425363+CID_327495a18f4c1cd44b4dbea7ae12915b&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=A%20major%20new%20exhibition%20in%20Nairobi%20reveals%20the%20history%20of%20east%20African%20art%20traditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A major new exhibition in Nairobi reveals the history of East African art traditions<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/pretty-yende-a-south-african-opera-star-with-a-voice-that-shatters-glass-ceilings-200559?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202553525665&amp;utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202553525665+CID_758d8b0f8c9eb5c15d0f17e2826a927e&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Pretty%20Yende%20a%20South%20African%20opera%20star%20with%20a%20voice%20that%20shatters%20glass%20ceilings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/what-is-australias-indigenous-voice-parliament-campaign-2023-02-23\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Weekend-Briefing&amp;utm_term=022523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explainer: What is Australia&#8217;s Indigenous &#8216;Voice to Parliament&#8217; campaign?&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;(Reuters)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/middle-east-and-africa\/2023\/02\/28\/how-america-plans-to-break-chinas-grip-on-african-minerals?utm_content=article-link-3&amp;etear=nl_today_3&amp;utm_campaign=a.the-economist-today&amp;utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&amp;utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&amp;utm_term=3\/3\/2023&amp;utm_id=1510401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How America plans to break China\u2019s grip on African minerals<\/a> (The Economist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/mar\/19\/samoa-pm-fiame-naomi-mataafa-urges-world-to-save-pacific-people-from-climate-crisis-obliteration?utm_term=641c406fff50df42aa7ac70902c38419&amp;utm_campaign=DownToEarth&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=greenlight_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/mar\/13\/indigenous-group-says-company-offering-australian-land-to-oscar-nominees-used-its-name-and-material-without-permission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous group says company offering Australian land to Oscar nominees used its name and material without permission<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/mar\/19\/the-us-army-destroyed-our-lives-five-iraqis-on-the-war-that-changed-the-middle-east?utm_term=6417e856776bf1457814ed48b9c6eae3&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The US army destroyed our lives\u2019: five Iraqis on the war that changed the Middle East<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2023\/mar\/25\/inside-story-of-manston-detention-centre?mc_cid=ca40020f8f&amp;mc_eid=0c7bc3a607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018You walked in and your heart sank\u2019: the shocking inside story of Manston detention centre<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transformingsociety.co.uk\/2022\/10\/24\/climate-colonialism-is-more-than-a-metaphor\/?utm_source=Bristol+University+Press%2FPolicy+Press+sign+up+list&amp;utm_campaign=6e61be1ede-Environment+and+sustainability+March+23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-6e61be1ede-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate colonialism is more than a metaphor<\/a>&nbsp;(Transforming Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/united-states\/2023\/03\/19\/a-fight-in-arizona-over-sacred-land-and-a-mine-raises-big-issues?utm_content=article-link-5&amp;etear=nl_today_5&amp;utm_campaign=a.the-economist-today&amp;utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&amp;utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&amp;utm_term=3\/20\/2023&amp;utm_id=1530234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A fight in Arizona over sacred land and a mine raises big issues<\/a>&nbsp;(The Economist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bond.org.uk\/news\/2023\/03\/four-steps-to-decolonising-the-mental-health-sector\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Network%20News%2030%20March%202023&amp;utm_content=Network%20News%2030%20March%202023+CID_37154659b07b27a08b47ee61392329e1&amp;utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&amp;utm_term=Read%20more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four steps to decolonising the mental health sector<\/a>&nbsp;(Bond)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/ng-interactive\/2023\/mar\/31\/more-than-money-the-logic-of-slavery-reparations?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MORE THAN MONEY THE LOGIC OF SLAVERY REPARATIONS<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africans-in-world-war-1-artist-william-kentridges-epic-theatre-production-restores-forgotten-histories-203596?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2016%202023%20-%202600526153&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2016%202023%20-%202600526153+CID_73efedc2aacc7243934116e6ab9a5a79&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Africans%20in%20World%20War%201%20artist%20William%20Kentridges%20epic%20theatre%20production%20restores%20forgotten%20histories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Africans in World War 1: artist William Kentridge\u2019s epic theatre production restores forgotten histories<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/dna-study-opens-a-window-into-african-civilisations-that-left-a-lasting-legacy-202490?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2016%202023%20-%202600526153&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2016%202023%20-%202600526153+CID_73efedc2aacc7243934116e6ab9a5a79&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=DNA%20study%20opens%20a%20window%20into%20African%20civilisations%20that%20left%20a%20lasting%20legacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNA study opens a window into African civilisations that left a lasting legacy<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/apr\/24\/ancestors-profit-slavery-atone-enslaved-people?CMP=share_btn_tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My ancestors profited from slavery. Here\u2019s how I am starting to atone for that<\/a>&nbsp;(The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2023\/apr\/22\/neville-lawrence-says-met-police-surrendered-to-sons-killers?utm_term=644385f1ffef8bbb2e4b1cc45235a020&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neville Lawrence says Met police surrendered to son\u2019s killers<\/a>&nbsp;(The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-black-children-in-englands-schools-are-made-to-feel-like-the-way-they-speak-is-wrong-198830?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2026%202023%20-%202582025965&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2026%202023%20-%202582025965+CID_713917f872670a55345ac4d6c4a12b6d&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20Black%20children%20in%20Englands%20schools%20are%20made%20to%20feel%20like%20the%20way%20they%20speak%20is%20wrong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Black children in England\u2019s schools are made to feel like the way they speak is wrong<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ghetto-kids-whats-behind-the-moves-of-the-ugandan-dance-troupe-that-stormed-the-world-204130?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2021%202023%20-%202605626208&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2021%202023%20-%202605626208+CID_9ff7a82d86293ec782f3f6c376a73be1&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Ghetto%20Kids%20whats%20behind%20the%20moves%20of%20the%20Ugandan%20dance%20troupe%20that%20stormed%20the%20world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghetto Kids: what\u2019s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/may\/01\/maori-punk-band-halftime-tour-wales-indigenous-languages\">M\u0101ori punk band\u2019s tour of Wales puts spotlight on indigenous languages<\/a>&nbsp;(The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/may\/03\/elite-uk-schools-financial-links-to-slavery-revealed\">Elite UK schools\u2019 financial links to slavery revealed<\/a>&nbsp;(The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/rana-plaza-ten-years-after-the-bangladesh-factory-collapse-we-are-no-closer-to-fixing-modern-slavery-203774?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2024%202023%20-%202606426220&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2024%202023%20-%202606426220+CID_66db52b365d3769a966e9d3dc3ccfefc&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Rana%20Plaza%20ten%20years%20after%20the%20Bangladesh%20factory%20collapse%20we%20are%20no%20closer%20to%20fixing%20modern%20slavery\">Rana Plaza: ten years after the Bangladesh factory collapse, we are no closer to fixing modern slavery<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/magazine\/1047796\/how-food-came-to-the-rescue-of-the-british-in-india\">How food came to the rescue of the British in India<\/a>&nbsp;(Scroll.in)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2023\/apr\/25\/joshua-reynolds-portrait-of-omai-jointly-acquired-by-the-national-portrait-gallery-and-getty?utm_term=6448a1c3f06822136c5f633a669ecdf6&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email\"> Joshua Reynolds\u2019 Portrait of Omai acquired by National Portrait Gallery<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6274071\/us-history-indigenous-americans\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter+history+default+all&amp;utm_content=+++20230428+++body&amp;et_rid=206197441&amp;lctg=206197441\">Without Indigenous History, There Is No U.S. History<\/a>&nbsp;(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2023\/may\/04\/commonwealth-indigenous-leaders-demand-apology-from-the-king-for-effects-of-colonisation\">Commonwealth Indigenous leaders demand apology from the king for effects of colonisation<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/cleopatras-skin-colour-didnt-matter-in-ancient-egypt-her-strategic-role-in-world-history-did-205240?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2010%202023%20-%202622326387&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2010%202023%20-%202622326387+CID_d357109b5e8df58349bef1fc62aec166&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Cleopatras%20skin%20colour%20didnt%20matter%20in%20ancient%20Egypt%20%20her%20strategic%20role%20in%20world%20history%20did\">Cleopatra\u2019s skin colour didn\u2019t matter in ancient Egypt \u2013 her strategic role in world history did<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Search for news here<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"search-in-place-box-container  search-in-place-box-container-custom-design  \"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" data-search-in-place=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"search_in_place_form\" value=\"1\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2022<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/mar\/23\/british-royal-family-monarchy-historical-links-to-slavery\">What are the British monarchy\u2019s historical links to slavery?<\/a>&nbsp;(The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/articles\/mapping-teotihuacans-past-present-and-future?mkt_tok=OTg3LUlHVC01NzIAAAGB9zursXSMSwCovgaMtb2p8NISa22B7sBa87uUaQidMBAU1Fi7VtZcyI437t6ad1czHRcMJKgFGr7FCg3UpSz18XDkmaHtrwU2lCM7ZmHe\">Mapping Teotihuacan\u2019s Past, Present, and Future<\/a>(EOS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/the-arts\/legendary-kathak-dancer-birju-maharaj-passes-away\">Legendary Kathak Dancer Birju Maharaj Passes Away<\/a>(The Wire)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/obituary\/2022\/01\/22\/charles-mcgee-faced-adversity-at-home-as-much-as-abroad\">Charles McGee faced adversity at home as much as abroad<\/a>(The Economist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/1011269\/what-the-spider-tales-of-indians-in-the-west-indies-tell-about-our-fragility-and-powers-of-endurance\">What the spider tales of Indians in the Caribbean reveal about our fragility and powers of endurance<\/a>(Scroll.in)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonreview.net\/articles\/abortion-is-not-a-choice-without-racial-justice\/?utm_source=Boston+Review+Email+Subscribers&amp;utm_campaign=64891c734b-newsletter_1_26_22&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_2cb428c5ad-64891c734b-41222014&amp;mc_cid=64891c734b&amp;mc_eid=2ab6a1d65c\">Abortion Is Not a \u201cChoice\u201d Without Racial Justice<\/a>(Boston Review)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/religion\/peter-mares-is-it-unpatriotic-not-to-celebrate-australia-day\/13725394?sfmc_id=265904009&amp;utm_id=1806026&amp;utm_source=sfmc%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B&amp;utm_medium=email%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B&amp;utm_campaign=abc_specialist_religion_sfmc_20220124%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B&amp;utm_term=%E2%80%8B\">If I don\u2019t celebrate Australia Day, does that make me unpatriotic?<\/a>(ABC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/24\/us\/politics\/supreme-court-affirmative-action-harvard-unc.html?algo=editorial_importance_fy_email_news&amp;fellback=false&amp;imp_id=618720924&amp;pool=pool%2Fa2fc9efa-4a9f-46ae-8506-967a38fc2099&amp;req_id=426488161&amp;surface=for-you-email-news&amp;variant=0_edimp_fye_news&amp;nl=for-you&amp;emc=edit_fory_20220124&amp;nlid=88454954&amp;block=4&amp;rank=2\">Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.<\/a>(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historynet.com\/how-pauli-murray-became-a-civil-rights-and-feminist-icon\/?f&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Historynet%20Now%20Recurring%202022-01-26&amp;utm_term=Editorial%20-%20HistoryNet%20Now\">BORN STRADDLING LINES OF GENDER AND COLOR, PAULI MURRAY STITCHED TOGETHER A LIFE OF EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT<\/a>(Historynet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/campus\/yes-your-university-perpetuates-racism-against-bame-academics-what-can-you-do?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=campus-weekly&amp;mc_cid=a03741d505&amp;mc_eid=d2363dfe5e\">Yes, your university perpetuates racism against BAME academics: what can you do?<\/a>(Times Higher Education)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapiens.org\/column\/entanglements\/tequila-origins-tuba\/?utm_source=SAPIENS.org+Subscribers&amp;utm_campaign=661dcd6e83-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_7_21_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_18b7e41cd8-661dcd6e83-227416532&amp;ct=t()\">How Filipino Sailors\u2014and Coconuts\u2014Helped Create Mexico\u2019s National Drink<\/a>(Sapiens)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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Our research can help you be a good host<\/a>(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/2019\/5\/20\/18542843\/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination\">The intersectionality wars<\/a>(Vox)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6154638\/westerners-who-fought-for-indias-independence\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter+brief+default+ac&amp;utm_content=+++20220306+++body&amp;et_rid=175748860&amp;lctg=175748860\">Why These Westerners Disavowed Imperialism to Fight for India&#8217;s Independence<\/a>(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/21\/world\/asia\/japan-red-crowned-cranes.html?algo=combo_lda_channelsize5_unique_edimp_fye_step50_diversified&amp;fellback=false&amp;imp_id=421936941&amp;req_id=459441451&amp;surface=for-you-email-wym&amp;variant=0_combo_lda_channelsize5_unique_edimp_fye_step50_diversified&amp;nl=for-you&amp;emc=edit_fory_20220321&amp;nlid=88454954&amp;block=1&amp;rank=3\">These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. 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I Am Not \u2018Napalm Girl\u2019 Anymore.<\/a>(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/08\/magazine\/eugenics-movement-america.html?algo=clicks_norm_diversified&amp;fellback=true&amp;imp_id=436627237&amp;req_id=133855799&amp;surface=for-you-email-discover&amp;variant=0_combo_lda_clicks_norm_20_diversified&amp;nl=for-you&amp;emc=edit_fory_20220608&amp;nlid=88454954&amp;block=3&amp;rank=3\">The Long Shadow of Eugenics in America<\/a>(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/article\/chelsea-flower-show-mangrove-nine\">The story behind the Chelsea Flower Show garden seeking to highlight racial injustice<\/a>(House&amp;Garden)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2022\/apr\/28\/from-the-18th-floor-to-chelsea-cloud-gardener-to-exhibit-at-flower-show\">From the 18th floor to cloud nine: high-rise gardener gets Chelsea flower show spot<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2022\/06\/1119912\">Occupation, discrimination driving Israel-Palestine conflict, recurring violence<\/a>(UN News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220608150933-qdor4\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Espresso%2010%20June%202022&amp;utm_content=Espresso%2010%20June%202022+CID_76153c05ef097361f26687ead8248186&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=From%20Dhaka%20to%20Freetown%20climate%20migration%20puts%20cities%20on%20alert\">From Dhaka to Freetown, climate migration puts cities on alert<\/a>(Thomson Reuters Foundation News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220608144417-8dirs\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Espresso%2010%20June%202022&amp;utm_content=Espresso%2010%20June%202022+CID_76153c05ef097361f26687ead8248186&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=OPINION%20Climate%20finance%20must%20foster%20a%20just%20transition%20in%20developing%20countries\">OPINION: Climate finance must foster a just transition in developing countries<\/a>(Thomson Reuters Foundation News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2022\/jun\/05\/the-guilty-rich-who-are-giving-away-their-money?utm_term=62a59d040258e5830486cf5424f0806a&amp;utm_campaign=TheUpside&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=upside_email\"> \u2018I see this money as not mine\u2019: the people giving away fortunes from slavery and fossil fuels<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/religion\/shakira-hussein-sacred-cows-gastronationalism-in-india\/13918606?j=1884927&amp;jb=7&amp;l=16567_HTML&amp;mid=518000040&amp;sfmc_id=265904009&amp;sfmc_sub=265904009&amp;u=49929823&amp;utm_id=1884927&amp;utm_source=sfmc%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B&amp;utm_medium=email%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B&amp;utm_campaign=abc_specialist_religion_sfmc_20220614%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B&amp;utm_term=%E2%80%8B\">\u201cWhat to do about cows?\u201d: Toxic gastro-nationalism in India<\/a>(ABC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6188744\/juneteenth-independence-day\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter+brief+default+ac&amp;utm_content=+++20220620+++body&amp;et_rid=206197441&amp;lctg=206197441\">Juneteenth&#8217;s Vision of Freedom Expresses American Values Better Than the Fourth of July&#8217;s<\/a>(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-61315877\">Grenada: Confronting my family\u2019s slave-owning past<\/a>(BBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/1016421\/how-hindutva-hijacked-indias-child-rights-body\">How Hindutva hijacked India\u2019s child protection body<\/a>&nbsp;(Scroll.in)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-patrice-lumumbas-assassination-drove-student-activism-shaping-the-congos-future-185170?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2019%202022%20-%202325023165&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2019%202022%20-%202325023165+CID_293c581098dbb9c827d108827bc39059&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=explains%20why\">How Patrice Lumumba\u2019s assassination drove student activism, shaping the Congo\u2019s future<\/a>(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/19\/world\/europe\/morocco-jews-sephardic-music-songs.html?algo=editorial_importance_fy_email_news&amp;fellback=false&amp;imp_id=447043325&amp;pool=pool%2Fa2fc9efa-4a9f-46ae-8506-967a38fc2099&amp;req_id=606463920&amp;surface=for-you-email-news&amp;variant=0_edimp_fye_news_dedupe&amp;nl=for-you&amp;emc=edit_fory_20220619&amp;nlid=88454954&amp;block=4&amp;rank=5\">Saving Historic Songs, and a Jewish Culture in Morocco<\/a>(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jun\/24\/matariki-historic-moment-as-new-zealand-celebrates-first-indigenous-public-holiday\">Matariki: \u2018historic\u2019 moment as New Zealand celebrates first Indigenous public holiday<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220628080457-otmur\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Espresso%2028%20June%202022&amp;utm_content=Espresso%2028%20June%202022+CID_a433e1420be856a7e8cb8b6d80a684f6&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=Perus%20indigenous%20communities%20fear%20rising%20violence%20from%20drug%20traffickers\">Peru&#8217;s indigenous communities fear rising violence from drug traffickers<\/a>(Thomson Reuters Foundation News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220627135006-g0n8t\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Espresso%2028%20June%202022&amp;utm_content=Espresso%2028%20June%202022+CID_a433e1420be856a7e8cb8b6d80a684f6&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=Roe%20v%20Wade%20ruling%20disproportionately%20hurts%20Black%20women%20experts%20say\">Roe v Wade ruling disproportionately hurts Black women, experts say<\/a>(Thomson Reuters Foundation News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/research-has-long-shown-institutional-misogyny-and-racism-within-the-uks-fire-services-195608?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%209%202022%20-%202486324911&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%209%202022%20-%202486324911+CID_3b95a35fc875ca1cc7f431c93a6b5075&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Research%20has%20long%20shown%20institutional%20misogyny%20and%20racism%20within%20the%20UKs%20fire%20services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research has long shown institutional misogyny and racism within the UK\u2019s fire services<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapiens.org\/archaeology\/decolonize-conservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Can Societies Decolonize Conservation?<\/a>&nbsp;(Sapiens)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2022\/dec\/14\/haiti-faces-famine-but-its-troubles-are-rooted-in-a-brutal-colonial-past\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haiti faces famine \u2013 but its troubles are rooted in a brutal colonial past<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-wellcome-closed-its-medicine-man-exhibition-and-others-should-follow-suit-196171?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2019%202022%20-%202495325008&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2019%202022%20-%202495325008+CID_0a8f7ae0e7197852800f01a013a4cde6&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Why%20Wellcome%20closed%20its%20Medicine%20Man%20exhibition%20%20and%20others%20should%20follow%20suit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Wellcome closed its Medicine Man exhibition \u2013 and others should follow suit<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2022\/dec\/18\/workers-in-thailand-who-made-ff-jeans-for-tesco-trapped-in-effective-forced-labour?utm_term=639fefd63a7b4befa9807567b10f31c0&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workers in Thailand who made F&amp;F jeans for Tesco \u2018trapped in effective forced labour\u2019<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2022\/dec\/18\/hamza-yassin-touted-as-possible-successor-to-david-attenborough?utm_term=639fefd63a7b4befa9807567b10f31c0&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamza Yassin: Strictly winner being touted as next David Attenborough<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/restitution-of-looted-african-art-just-continues-colonial-policies-much-more-is-at-stake-191386?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202022%20-%202492624982&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202022%20-%202492624982+CID_dc5095f2de55466bc73be7798be5ba60&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Restitution%20of%20looted%20African%20art%20just%20continues%20colonial%20policies%20-%20much%20more%20is%20at%20stake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Restitution\u2019 of looted African art just continues colonial policies &#8211; much more is at stake<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2022\/dec\/18\/jeremy-clarkson-condemned-meghan-column-the-sun?utm_term=639fefd63a7b4befa9807567b10f31c0&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremy Clarkson condemned over Meghan column in the Sun<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/timbuktu-manuscripts-placed-online-are-only-a-sliver-of-west-africas-ancient-archive-179772?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202022%20-%202492624982&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%2015%202022%20-%202492624982+CID_dc5095f2de55466bc73be7798be5ba60&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Timbuktu%20manuscripts%20placed%20online%20are%20only%20a%20sliver%20of%20West%20Africas%20ancient%20archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timbuktu manuscripts placed online are only a sliver of West Africa\u2019s ancient archive<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/obituary\/2022\/08\/25\/albert-woodfox-found-his-true-self-in-prison?utm_campaign=a.&amp;utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&amp;utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&amp;utm_term=12\/17\/2022&amp;utm_id=1423835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albert Woodfox found his true self in prison<\/a>&nbsp;(The Economist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runnymedetrust.org\/publications\/confronting-injustice-racism-and-the-environmental-emergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Confronting Injustice: Racism and the Environmental Emergency<\/a> (The Runnymede Trust)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runnymedetrust.org\/publications\/falling-faster-amidst-a-cost-of-living-crisis-poverty-inequality-and-ethnicity-in-the-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Falling Faster amidst a Cost-of-Living Crisis: Poverty, Inequality and Ethnicity in the UK<\/a>&nbsp;(The Runnymede Trust)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/1039575\/amar-farooqui-a-historians-indelible-legacy-and-lessons-to-last-a-lifetime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amar Farooqui: A historian\u2019s indelible legacy and lessons to last a lifetime<\/a>&nbsp;(Scroll.in)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/dec\/19\/cop15-deal-includes-target-to-protect-30-of-nature-on-earth-by-2030-aoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> This article is more than 4 months old \u2018Crucial\u2019 Cop15 deal includes target to protect 30% of nature on Earth by 2030<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/dec\/20\/germany-returns-21-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria-amid-frustration-at-britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany returns 21 Benin bronzes to Nigeria \u2013 amid frustration at Britain<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/dec\/19\/dutch-pm-apologises-for-netherlands-role-in-slave-trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch PM apologises for Netherlands\u2019 role in slave trade<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Search for news here<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"search-in-place-box-container  search-in-place-box-container-custom-design  \"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" data-search-in-place=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"search_in_place_form\" value=\"1\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span 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href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/remembering-the-black-abolitionists-of-slavery-in-yorkshire-168894?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%204%202021%20-%202077520503&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%204%202021%20-%202077520503+CID_fb450d86a6fb0ea1b6112ed6dd9b587f&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Remembering%20the%20Black%20abolitionists%20of%20slavery%20in%20Yorkshire\">Remembering the Black abolitionists of slavery in Yorkshire<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how US media frames unrest and shapes public opinion<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The long shadow of colonial forestry is a threat to savannas and grasslands<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tributes paid to Ethiopian refugee farmer who championed integration in Italy<\/a>&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aid spending in Africa must be African-led \u2013 it needs a Black Lives Matter reckoning<\/a>&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White American Christianity Needs to Be Honest About Its History of White Supremacy<\/a>&nbsp;(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Colonialism had never really ended&#8217;: my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes<\/a>&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nia Dennis wins plaudits for stunning &#8216;black excellence&#8217; gymnastics routine<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why the West is morally bound to offer reparations for slavery<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study reveals depth of BAME health inequality in England<\/a>&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacinda Ardern faces Waitangi Day reckoning with M\u0101ori as progress stalls<\/a>&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/01\/opinion\/rosa-parks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Real Rosa Parks Story Is Better Than the Fairy Tale<\/a>(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epw.in\/journal\/2021\/5\/perspectives\/situating-women-tamil-mahabharatas.html?utm_source=sendinblue&amp;utm_campaign=Weekly_Newsletter__January_30_Issue_Version_6&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Situating Women in Tamil Mahabharatas<\/a>(Economic &amp; Political Daily)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/02\/magazine\/classics-greece-rome-whiteness.html?nl=todaysheadlines&amp;emc=edit_th_20210203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?<\/a>&nbsp;(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/renaissance-is-black\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter+inside-time-thursday+default+ac&amp;utm_content=+++20210204+++body&amp;et_rid=102286560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE RENAISSANCE IS BLACK<\/a>&nbsp;(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20210205171012-74ndy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPINION: The disproportionate impact of the HIV epidemic is rooted in structural racism and anti-Blackness<\/a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cire-bristol.com\/2021\/02\/10\/in-a-racist-society-formal-education-will-only-ever-reproduce-racism\/\">\u201cIn a racist society, formal education will only ever reproduce racism.\u201d<\/a> (Cire News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/feb\/14\/canons-dont-only-belong-to-dead-white-englishmen-we-have-a-maori-canon-too?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\">Canons don\u2019t only belong to dead white Englishmen. We have a M\u0101ori canon too<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2021\/02\/13\/exclusive-universities-face-fines-part-twin-assault-cancel-culture\/\">Exclusive: Universities face fines as part of &#8216;twin assault&#8217; on cancel culture <\/a>(Telegraph)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/feb\/16\/macron-commission-france-africa-colonial-atrocities-niger\">Will Macron&#8217;s new commission face up to all of France&#8217;s colonial atrocities?<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/986437\/this-ambitious-history-of-the-british-empire-touches-on-everything-from-the-mahabharata-to-marx\">This ambitious history of the British Empire touches on everything from the Mahabharata to Marx<\/a>(Scroll.in)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5939045\/black-history-month-documentaries\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter+history+default+ac&amp;utm_content=+++20210218+++body&amp;et_rid=102469818\">Teaching Black History Has Become a Flashpoint. Three New Docuseries Refuse to Sugarcoat Their Narratives<\/a>(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2021\/feb\/21\/philip-guston-klan-paintings-white-culpability-exhibition-musa-mayer?utm_term=b3d46c3212aa22cf65e8fd02a994ea54&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email\"> Philip Guston&#8217;s daughter on his Klan paintings: &#8216;They&#8217;re about white culpability \u2013 including his own&#8217;<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/22\/world\/europe\/lucky-luke-comic-france.html?algo=combo_lda_channelsize5_unique_edimp_fye_step50_diversified&amp;fellback=false&amp;imp_id=614644237&amp;req_id=603906258&amp;surface=for-you-email-wym&amp;variant=0_combo_lda_channelsize5_unique_edimp_step50_diversified&amp;nl=for-you&amp;emc=edit_fory_20210222&amp;nlid=88454954&amp;block=1&amp;rank=1\">Lucky Luke, the Comic Book Cowboy, Discovers Race, Belatedly<\/a>(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/the-question-of-race-in-bidens-america\/article33777163.ece?utm_source=dailydigestTH&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletter\">The question of race in Biden\u2019s America<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epoch-magazine.com\/post\/a-conversation-with-miranda-kaufmann\">A Conversation with Miranda Kaufmann<\/a>(Epoch magazine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/03\/sports\/baseball\/bianca-smith-red.html?algo=combo_lda_interests_channelsize5_unique_edimp_fye_step50_diversified&amp;fellback=false&amp;imp_id=656702456&amp;req_id=641769390&amp;surface=for-you-email-wym&amp;variant=1_combo_lda_interests_channelsize5_unique_edimp_step50_diversified&amp;nl=for-you&amp;emc=edit_fory_20210303&amp;nlid=88454954&amp;block=1&amp;rank=1\">The First Black Woman to Coach in Pro Baseball Thanks Her Mom for the Job<\/a>(The New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/mar\/02\/arizona-oak-flat-biden-administration-pauses-transfer-native-american-site-mining-resolution-copper?utm_term=a04130d2fd9993ff9b973e5d36f72114&amp;utm_campaign=GreenLight&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=greenlight_email\">Biden administration pauses transfer of holy Native American land to mining firm<\/a>(The Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5946375\/people-of-color-royal-family-victorian-era\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter+history+default+ac&amp;utm_content=+++20210318+++body&amp;et_rid=102469818\">The Little-Known History Behind the People of Color Who Joined the Royal Family Long Before Meghan<\/a>(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2021\/feb\/22\/politicians-should-not-weaponise-uk-history-says-colonialism-researcher\">Politicians should not &#8216;weaponise&#8217; UK history, says colonialism researcher<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5933398\/deb-haaland-first-native-american-cabinet-secretary-history\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter+history+default+ac&amp;utm_content=+++20210318+++body&amp;et_rid=102469818\">The Historical Significance of Deb Haaland Becoming the First Native American Cabinet Secretary<\/a>(Time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doubledown.news\/watch\/2021\/8\/april\/this-is-england-ash-sarkars-alternative-race-report?fbclid=IwAR01X_uJb2ImICKWPXqEopDMv8t2iQscxKaTi96vnM6vPqIXrwnhgHYuBe8\">This Is England: Ash Sarkar\u2019s Alternative Race Report<\/a>(DDN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/history\/suez-canal-relevance-europe-colonialism\">Behind the Enduring Relevance of the Suez Canal Is the Long Shadow of European Colonialism<\/a>(The Wire)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.ted.com\/5-black-women-american-history-and-heres-why-you-should-know-their-stories\/?utm_source=ideasweekly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=ideasblog&amp;utm_content=20210227-1\">These 5 Black women made history \u2014 and here\u2019s why you should know their stories<\/a>(Ideas TED)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20210413100444-78y73\/\">FACTBOX: How big is the racial inequality gap in the U.S. and Britain?<\/a>(Thomson Reuters Foundation News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/significant-archives-are-under-threat-in-cape-towns-fire-why-they-matter-so-much-159299?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2019%202021%20-%201922718804&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20April%2019%202021%20-%201922718804+CID_ffec612923de7994c129ddfd873faa5a&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Significant%20archives%20are%20under%20threat%20in%20Cape%20Towns%20fire%20Why%20they%20matter%20so%20much\">Significant archives are under threat in Cape Town\u2019s fire. Why they matter so much<\/a>(The Conversation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/20\/us\/george-floyd-protests-police-reform.html?nl=todaysheadlines&amp;emc=edit_th_20210421\">The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now?<\/a>(New York Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2021\/apr\/22\/scandal-of-unequal-commemoration-of-uks-ww1-dead-known-about-for-years\">UK failure to commemorate black and Asian war dead known \u2018for years\u2019<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/st-georges-day-englishness-race-b1835765.html\">What it means to be English is changing \u2013 St George\u2019s Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate this<\/a>(Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/may\/09\/remove-or-alter-your-slavery-monuments-churches-are-told\">Church to consider removing or altering slavery monuments<\/a>(Guardian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/united-states\/2021\/05\/08\/black-americans-spend-more-of-the-day-being-kept-waiting\">Black Americans spend more of the day being kept waiting<\/a>(The Economist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/news\/article\/150263774\/sarah-akigbogun-is-uncovering-the-forgotten-stories-of-female-architects-of-color-with-xxaoc\">Sarah Akigbogun is uncovering the forgotten stories of female architects of color with XXAOC<\/a>(Archinect)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/1843\/2021\/05\/25\/it-was-once-a-kkk-stronghold-last-year-blm-came-to-town?utm_campaign=the-economist-this-week&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&amp;utm_term=2021-05-27&amp;utm_content=ed-picks-article-link-6&amp;etear=nl_weekly_6\">It was once a KKK stronghold. Last year BLM came to town<\/a>(The Economist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Search for news here<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"search-in-place-box-container  search-in-place-box-container-custom-design  \"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" data-search-in-place=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"search_in_place_form\" value=\"1\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">2020&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/features\/addressing-the-histories-of-slavery-and-colonialism-at-the-national-trust?campid=Social_Central_Summer_Twitter_slavery-remembrance-day\">Addressing the histories of slavery and colonialism at the National Trust<\/a> (National Trust)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2020\/jul\/30\/history-young-black-britons-race-schools-policing\">&#8216;I was shielded from my history&#8217;: the changes young black Britons are calling for<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2020\/01\/17\/uk-museums-may-have-follow-decolonisation-checklist\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UK museums may have to follow &#8216;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">decolonisation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216; checklist<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;(Telegraph)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/HUMILIATION AND POLICING THE BORDERS OF THE UNIVERSITY\">Humiliation and Policing the Borders of the University<\/a> (Discover Society)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8461909\/Eton-promises-decolonise-curriculum.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Eton College promises to &#8216;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">decolonise<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216; its curriculum and hire more black teachers after appeal from parents and students<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;(Daily Mail)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/jul\/25\/the-term-bame-isnt-fit-for-use-we-need-a-new-political-language?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Don\u2019t Call me BAME. We need a new political language<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/school-racism-black-students-exclusions-hair-kiss-teeth-a9280296.html\">UK schools have targeted black children for generations \u2013 the education system is overdue for a reckoning<\/a> (Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/jun\/11\/only-fifth-of-uk-universities-have-said-they-will-decolonise-curriculum\">Only a fifth of UK universities say they are &#8216;decolonising&#8217; the curriculum<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5851111\/protests-looting\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=inside-time&amp;utm_content=20200613&amp;xid=newsletter-inside-time&amp;et_rid=102286560\">How American Power Dynamics Have Shaped Perceptions of Looting, From the Boston Tea Party to Today<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"old-article-message\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/jun\/12\/oxford-black-professors-cecil-rhodes-british-empire?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVS19XZWVrZW5kLTIwMDYxMw%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=GTUK_email&amp;utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK\">As one of Oxford&#8217;s few black professors, let me tell you why I care about Rhodes<\/a> (Guardian)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/CONTINUITIES%20OF%20COLONIAL%20VIOLENCE:%20FROM%20HASHIMPURA,%20TO%20DELHI%20TO%20MINNEAPOLIS\">Continuities of Colonial Violence: from Hashimpura, to Delhi to Minneapolis<\/a> (Discover Society)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/government-policy-has-left-muslim-students-feeling-unable-to-speak-up-on-campus-142610?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2016%202020%20-%201679216191&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2016%202020%20-%201679216191+CID_b779b83b3f5556ee3dabdde3061a1da6&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Government%20policy%20has%20left%20Muslim%20students%20feeling%20unable%20to%20speak%20up%20on%20campus\">Government policy has left Muslim students feeling unable to speak up on campus<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-one-woman-pulled-off-the-first-consumer-boycott-and-helped-inspire-the-british-to-abolish-slavery-140313?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2014%202020%20-%201677316169&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2014%202020%20-%201677316169+CID_cbb0e8b4cdb529b5c48a58ad90d2c086&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20one%20woman%20pulled%20off%20the%20first%20consumer%20boycott%20%20and%20helped%20inspire%20the%20British%20to%20abolish%20slavery\">How one woman pulled off the first consumer boycott \u2013 and helped inspire the British to abolish slavery<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"content__headline--interview-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2020\/jun\/17\/students-want-to-confront-it-academics-on-how-to-decolonise-the-university\">&#8216;Students want to confront it&#8217;: academics on how to decolonise the university<\/a> (Guardian)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/decade-long-study-shows-why-south-africa-needs-to-stop-stereotyping-young-black-men-140647?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2015%202020%20-%201651415890&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2015%202020%20-%201651415890+CID_bdad909ba1634b867d8fb9caf470bafa&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&amp;utm_term=Decade-long%20study%20shows%20why%20South%20Africa%20needs%20to%20stop%20stereotyping%20young%20black%20men\"><span class=\"nobr\">Decade-long<\/span> study shows why South Africa needs to stop stereotyping young black men<\/a><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"> (The Conversation)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"content__headline content__headline--no-margin-bottom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/jun\/18\/lying-history-britain-statues-slave-trade\">Lying about our history? Now that&#8217;s something Britain excels at<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<li class=\"headline heading-content margin-8-top margin-16-bottom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5853800\/juneteenth-national-holiday\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=history&amp;utm_content=20200618&amp;xid=newsletter-history&amp;et_rid=102469818\">Activists Are Pushing to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday. Here\u2019s the History Behind Their Fight<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/religion\/peter-harrison-enlightened-racism\/12341988?fbclid=IwAR3rlmRq_Et_sEztb5AhsgU5gQzIZ7WCN3vAmfNttFkawEITKQUqLlT5wg8\">Enlightened racism?<\/a> (ABC Australia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/religion\/myriam-francois-how-to-show-that-black-lives-matter\/12322160\">If #BlackLivesMatter, here\u2019s how white people can show it<\/a> (ABC Australia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/news\/198435\/imperial-review-history-legacy\/\">Imperial to review its history and legacy<\/a> (Imperial College London)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/religion\/thinking-with-gandhi-on-racism-and-violence\/12424422?j=1370197&amp;sfmc_sub=265904009&amp;l=125_HTML&amp;u=36700754&amp;mid=7296852&amp;jb=28&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=%5bspecialist_sfmc_09_06_20_religion%5d%3a125&amp;user_id=8597fb163e87eef3c281f53901a156fdb474cacf487e83240286696817f3a3e7&amp;WT.tsrc=email&amp;WT.mc_id=Email%7c%5bspecialist_sfmc_09_06_20_religion%5d%7c125story_4_headline\">Thinking with Gandhi on racism and violence: A letter to a friend<\/a> (ABC Australia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/highereducation\/2020\/07\/16\/1563\/\">To reimagine Trafalgar Square is to redesign the curriculum<\/a> (LSE Blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2013\/01\/2013114142638797542.html\">Can Non-Europeans Think?<\/a> (Al Jazeera)<\/li>\n<li class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceasefiremagazine.co.uk\/strained-solidarities-rebuilding-mass-anti-racist-movement-britain\/\">Strained Solidarities: On (re)building a mass anti-racist movement in Britain<\/a> (Ceasefire)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bostonreview.net\/race\/stephen-kantrowitz-white-supremacy-has-always-been-mainstream\">White Supremacy Has Always Been Mainstream<\/a> (Boston Review)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/newsbeat-52939694\">The Black British History You May Not Know About<\/a> (BBC Newsbeat)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/explainer-what-is-systemic-racism-and-institutional-racism-131152\">Explainer: what is systemic racism and institutional racism?<\/a> (The Conversation)<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/seven-ways-businesses-can-value-black-lives-beyond-social-media-posts-140096\">Seven Ways Businesses can Value Black Lives<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/statues-are-just-the-start-the-uk-is-peppered-with-slavery-heritage-140308\">Statues are Just the Start<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@elliepollen\/from-hurt-to-healing-my-first-confrontation-with-my-own-internalised-whiteness-was-when-living-404c9d49f76e\">From hurt to healing: my first confrontation with my own internalised whiteness was when living with a Black woman. This is how it went<\/a> (The Medium)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study shows UK school textbooks teach a highly simplified version of US civil rights movement<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/religion\/white-guilt-will-not-change-anything\/12628630?j=1426535&amp;sfmc_sub=265904009&amp;l=16567_HTML&amp;u=37820435&amp;mid=518000040&amp;jb=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWhite guilt\u201d won\u2019t save us<\/a>&nbsp;(ABC Australia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018It\u2019s complex\u2019 \u2013 race-related inequalities and ignorance in UKHE<\/a>&nbsp;(The Post-Pandemic University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2020\/sep\/30\/oxford-university-to-offer-postgraduate-scholarships-for-black-british-students\">Oxford University to offer postgraduate scholarships for black British students<\/a>&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why is race still in the British blood pressure guidelines?<\/a>&nbsp;(The Conversation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France&#8217;s &#8216;crisis&#8217; with Islam: A legacy of 200 years of colonial brutality<\/a>&nbsp;(Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Misremembering the British Empire<\/a>(The New Yorker)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dozens displaced in largest demolition in years in the West Bank, reports UN relief office<\/a> (United Nations News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/11\/1076952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protect Palestine olive harvest from settler violence, Israel urged<\/a>&nbsp;(United Nations News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/nov\/12\/national-trust-history-slavery?__twitter_impression=true\">The National Trust is under attack because it cares about history, not fantasy<\/a>&nbsp;(Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How one woman&#8217;s &#8216;immortal&#8217; cells changed the world<\/a>&nbsp;(BBC Reel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Profits From Slavery Changed the Landscape of the Scottish Highlands<\/a>&nbsp;(Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Fisk, veteran British foreign correspondent, dies aged 74<\/a>(Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Covid-19 has shone a light on racial disparities in health<\/a> (The Economist)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allegations of murder and \u2018blooding\u2019 in Brereton report now face many obstacles to prosecution<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tackling racial harassment in higher education<\/a> (Universities UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nigeria protests target Shell in UK, Netherlands<\/a>&nbsp;(Energy Voice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK universities perpetuate institutional racism, report says<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/decolonising\/in-the-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Removing monuments is the easy part. 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