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Wasn'tjust a science project. it was also a commercial, exploitative project, exploiting indigenous peoples, their plant knowledge and their plants in the farest corners of the world. without doubt. kew, for 200—plus years, sent plant—collecting trips all around the world. now, those individuals on those trips were entirely reliant on local knowledge, understanding the attributes of plants, the location of plants — cinchona, for instance, the plant that provides the bark for malaria. it was local knowledge that identified the right species of cinchona tree with the most effective anti—...

That we re—examine our history, including our colonial imperial history. kew is absolutely a product of empire, without doubt... deeply rooted, to coin a phrase that's very relevant, deeply rooted in colonialism. i think that's true, yes. kew was set up in the mid—19th century, its formation in the mid—19th century, in a sense, as a vehicle of empire. economic botany, moving valuable plants around the empire, was absolutely central to kew�*s public purpose... yeah, so this wasn't... from the very beginning, it wasn'tjust a science project. it was also a commercial, exploitative project...

Including our colonial imperial history. kew is absolutely a product of empire, without doubt... deeply rooted, to coin a phrase that's very relevant, deeply rooted in colonialism. i think that's true, yes. kew was set up in the mid—19th century, its formation in the mid—19th century, in a sense, as a vehicle of empire. economic botany, moving valuable plants around the empire, was absolutely central to kew�*s public purpose... yeah, so this wasn't... from the very beginning, it wasn'tjust a science project. it was also a commercial, exploitative project, exploiting indigenous peoples, t...

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Stay with their families becaus i believe that that is the key indicator what the kid is going to do or what is going to happe when the kid is with them. i'm willing to try anything wit this kind of carnage. i say this as a civil rights issue of our time. it is the young black men killing each other. if we don't stop that, we're going to lose a whole generation . it's happening. nobody wants to talk about it and it gets submerged all the other huge stories. this is a civil rights issue of our time. this is a story of the moment and i am all for any innovative idea idea that make sense. doesn't...