Woke students have forced Liverpool University to rebrand an accommodation block named after William Gladstone because of his family s links to slavery.
Gladstone Halls will be renamed after racial inequality campaigner Dorothy Kuya, who was the city s first community slavery officer.
But the move has caused fury among members of the faculty, with politics professor Dr David Jeffrey slamming the decision as shameful .
He added: Liverpool University is shamefully going ahead with renaming Gladstone Hall. Named after one of our greatest Prime Ministers and one of Liverpool s most consequential political exports. He worked for the abolition of slavery and never owned slaves himself.
Activists who people want honoured as University of Liverpool building is renamed
The University of Liverpool announced last year that Gladstone Halls would be renamed
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The University of Liverpool announced plans to rename Gladstone Hall, at Greenbank Student Village, last summer. (Image: Liverpool Echo)
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The most explosive element of the Sussexes’ highly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey was the claim that someone within the royal household had “concerns” over how dark-skinned the couple’s son Archie might be.
While Winfrey later clarified neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh were behind the remark, Meghan also suggested their son was denied the title of prince because of his mixed race.
The interview points to a larger issue of racism in the British monarchy, both contemporary and historical.
When the couple began dating, some hoped it would usher in a period of royal renewal. Meghan, who has an African-American mother and a white father, was presented as a symbol of the modern, inclusive monarchy. These hopes were gradually dashed with consistently negative media coverage, including unfavourable comparisons with Meghan’s sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
CULTURE FOCUS (HIDDEN GEMS): Checking in with some old friends Published: 08:00, 28 February 2021
Looking through previous columns, I thought Iâd âcheck-inâ with those Iâve featured before. One being Sarahâs Flowers. Sheâs busy as always with her popular arrangements for weddings, birthdays, christenings and more.
All of which are still, of course, going on. Call her on 01945 587986, or have a look at the website www.sarahsflowersofwisbech.co.uk or find her on Facebook.
Hopefully once we can meet again, sheâll be able to be a part of the new Etcetera Community Hub and offer us some workshops.
These 9 memorials trace the global impact of slavery
More than 12 million Africans were forced from their homes and sold into slavery. These destinations tell their stories.
ByNneka Okona
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Last year’s push to make the Black Lives Matter movement mainstream challenged travelers to seek perspectives left out of their guidebooks. This aspect of the movement added momentum to an ongoing conversation about the origins and interpretations of historic landmarks, venerated memorials, and key sites in the United States, especially those of the colonial and Civil War eras.
Some 400 years ago, enslaved Africans first arrived in colonial Virginia. But the impact of slavery reached far beyond the original colonies. The transatlantic slave trade, active between 1525 and 1866, forcibly removed 12.5 million people, mainly from Central and West Africa, and redistributed them across the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean. To commemorate this tragedy and ensure the world takes steps towa