Transcripts for MSNBC The Cross Connection With Tiffany Cros

MSNBC The Cross Connection With Tiffany Cross June 4, 2024 14:30:00

it was on the ships of enslavers, and so there needs to be a global debate. african-americans should not just focus on sort of reparations solely for the descendants of the enslaved people in america. certainly there's an american component, but there a british component. there is a french component. we can't understand the current economies of the caribbean. we can't understand the current economies and the political situations on the continent of africa or even for us as african-americans without putting it into a global context as it connects to the transatlantic slave trade. >> very good point, and i mean, look, we could talk about this all day. henry because this is originating as a fight between jamaica and the uk, this is not the first time this reparations came about, you talked about david cameron's response at the time, very consistent with other uk leaders, but i do feel like there is a shift in the conversation happening right now. you mentioned george floyd and the english city of bristol, people toppled a statue there of a former enslaver. can the people in britain, the

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