Reparation without re-education is of no use to the black community. The goal should be to un-indoctrinate and then re-educate our children. So that when we finally get what we fought for, we will spend reparations the right way.
Re-educating students about Black History Read More »
This process was so horrendous that 43% of all enslaved Africans died within 3 years of their arrival at the Codrington plantations in Barbados from 1741 to 1746.⁵ Moreover, the life expectancy of an enslaved person from birth was between 20 to 29 years on average, whereas white persons in Barbados had a life expectancy of about 35 years on average, similar to that in England.⁶
Chattel Slavery In Barbados Read More »
“The Government of Grenada calls upon the Bank of England to make reparations to Grenada on account of the direct involvement of the Bank of England in the 1780s in the enslavement of Africans and their descendants in Grenada.”
Grenada demands Bank of England pay reparations for its ownership of slave plantations Read More »
I believe that discovering and curating your own identity requires understanding where you came from.
I’m hopeful that the future of reparations and education in the Caribbean looks like a more informed society.
A Guyanese Student’s Perspective on Caribbean History Education Read More »
If we’re going to advance and magnify the reparations struggle, then we must have an objective in terms of education for human rights.
Teaching decolonial history in the Caribbean Read More »
The education system we have inherited from the British, was in many ways, ill-suited to the success of Caribbean students. The socio-cultural context that students were educated in, reinforced a colonial mindset that we are still striving to liberate ourselves from today.
An Investment in Quality Education is at the Heart of Reparatory Justice Read More »
As a young person growing up in Jamaica, I was always told that my education is a tool for our freedom. And so I took it seriously. Embedded in our need for education has always been our need for freedom. And that only comes about by us being educated. It’s the bedrock of change.
Education as a form of Resistance Read More »
