Liverpool FC show their ‘official coconut milk’ firm the red card as it emerged they used SLAVE monkeys to pick the fruit The club say partnership with Chaokoh expired in July and it was not renewed Liverpool denied decision to end the deal is a result of PETA’s abuse allegations PETA says animals at facilities … Read more
The statue of the 19th century slave trader Sir Thomas Picton is to be removed from Cardiff’s City Hall following increasing calls to remove the figure amid the Black Lives Matter protests. Today construction workers began to take down the controversial marble statue, which is now encased in a wooden box, after councillors agreed it … Read more
A new DNA study published Thursday sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can be seen in today’s genetics to how disease likely decimated some groups forced to work in deadly conditions. For example, DNA from one African region may be under-represented in the US … Read more
A black poet was shocked to learn that he is the descendant of slaves, slave traders, a prime minister and the first black international footballer. Malik Al Nasir, born in 1966 in Toxteth, Liverpool, noticed he looked similar to a black Victorian footballer and went on a 15 year journey into his family history, uncovering … Read more
A co-founder of fashion retailer Boohoo has links to a factory in Leicester accused of paying staff less than the minimum wage, it has been revealed. The brand has confirmed that the factory at the heart of the ‘human trafficking and slavery’ allegations is run by Morefray Ltd, a Manchester-owned firm with ties to the I Saw … Read more
Justin Timberlake has joined a growing cry for the removal of Confederate statues in the Unites States with a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday. The 39-year-old Tennessee native said on social media that the monuments ‘must be taken down’ and that doing so is ‘a symbol of respect for Black people in America.’ Just last month, … Read more
‘Whoever finds this will remember Hitler’s war against humanity’: Message in a bottle left by Nazi slave workers is discovered hidden behind a wall in Polish railway station The letter was found behind a wall by builders in town of Nowe Skalmierzyce During WWII the central Poland town, was encompassed in Hitler’s Third Reich Letter was … Read more
Waitrose BANS sale of coconut products made from fruit harvested by ‘slave’ monkeys Peta Asia found Thai farms training monkeys to pick up to 1,600 coconuts a day Pigtailed macaque have been made to carry loads higher than their bodyweight Ocado, Boots and the Co-op have stopped selling products using monkey labour By Joe Davies … Read more
An 18-year-old accused of pushing a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol Harbour is set to escape with a police caution – if he attends a meeting on other monuments, his lawyer has revealed. The bronze memorial to the 17th Century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on … Read more
The Edward Colston statue in Bristol was pulled down by demonstrators on Sunday Edward Colston was born to a wealthy merchant family in Bristol, 1636. After working as an apprentice at a livery company he began to explore the shipping industry and started up his own business. He later joined the Royal African Company and … Read more