A statue of British colonial explorer Francis Light has been vandalised with red paint in a city he founded in Malaysia. The monument in George Town, the capital of the former British possession of Penang, is the latest symbol of imperialism to come under attack amid global anti-racism protests triggered by the death of George … Read more
Two statues have been doused with red paint in Paris amid a global movement to tear down monuments with links to colonialism and slavery. Statues depicting colonial administrator Hubert Lyautey and Voltaire – who profited from the slave trade – were drenched in red by protesters in the French capital. Statues and monuments have become … Read more
Anna Wintour is pictured above with Edward Enninful last year. Rumours are flying around that she is on her way out and will probably be replaced by Enninful as figurehead In a luxurious Manhattan office decorated with antique tables and Persian carpets, legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour is giving a young black man a hard time. ‘Where’s … Read more
Born in Cheltenham in 1892, Sir Arthur Harris emigrated to Rhodesia, modern day Zambia and Zimbabwe, at the age of 17, returning to England at the outbreak of the First World War to serve his country. He joined the Royal Flying Corps and in 1918, when it was created, he joined the RAF. By the … Read more
A statue of a slave trader nicknamed the ‘Tyrant of Trinidad’ because he executed dozens of black people while governor of the Caribbean island is expected to be taken down as the Black Lives Matter campaign to tear down ‘racist’ monuments gathers pace today. Cardiff City Council is backing the removal of Sir Thomas Picton from … Read more