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Recent Media Coverage

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‘‘Our history is intertwined’: heirs of Jamaican enslavers apologise to descendants of the enslaved’ Emancipation Jubilee event hears apologies, including from the Guardian, in ‘important step’ towards reparatory justice. The Guardian, 1 Aug

‘‘Our history is intertwined’: heirs of Jamaican enslavers apologise to descendants of the enslaved’
Emancipation Jubilee event hears apologies, including from the Guardian, in ‘important step’ towards reparatory justice.

The Guardian, 1 August 2024

‘Heirs of Enslavement’ podcast In September, Clive Lewis MP and Laura Trevelyan co-hosted a narrative podcast called Heirs of Enslavement in which Clive, a descendant of the enslaved, and Laura, a descendant of enslavers, explore the wrongs of

‘Heirs of Enslavement’ podcast
In September, Clive Lewis MP and Laura Trevelyan co-hosted a narrative podcast called Heirs of Enslavement in which Clive, a descendant of the enslaved, and Laura, a descendant of enslavers, explore the wrongs of the past and how to right them.

In this six-part series, they travel to Grenada, Barbados, and back to London to delve into their shared history. They ask what people across the Caribbean and beyond want, how to find a way forward, and whether true reparatory justice can be achieved. You can listen or download the podcast here.

The Gladstones in Guyana Heirs founder-member Charles Gladstone and some of his family travelled to Guyana in August, to deliver an apology for their ancestor’s activities as an enslaver and plantation owner in the former colony and announce donat

The Gladstones in Guyana
Heirs founder-member Charles Gladstone and some of his family travelled to Guyana in August, to deliver an apology for their ancestor’s activities as an enslaver and plantation owner in the former colony and announce donations towards educational programmes. A journalist from the Economist reported on the trip in a podcast – ‘Can You Inherit Guilt?’ – you can listen to it here.

‘David Harewood: Actor says the government should apologise for slavery’ BBC News, 5 September 2023

‘David Harewood: Actor says the government should apologise for slavery’
BBC News, 5 September 2023

‘Folgen des britischen Kolonialismus:Die Erben der Sklaverei’ (German) Taz (German), 31 August 2023

‘Folgen des britischen Kolonialismus:Die Erben der Sklaverei’ (German)
Taz (German), 31 August 2023

‘I felt absolutely sick’: John Gladstone’s heir on his family’s role in slavery’ The Guardian, 19 August 2023

‘I felt absolutely sick’: John Gladstone’s heir on his family’s role in slavery’
The Guardian, 19 August 2023

‘I feel ashamed’: UK descendants of slave owners call for reparative justice’ Spears Magazine, 8 August 2023

‘I feel ashamed’: UK descendants of slave owners call for reparative justice’
Spears Magazine, 8 August 2023

‘When Alex Renton discovered he was descendant of enslavers...’ (French) Télérama (France), 8 August 2023

‘When Alex Renton discovered he was descendant of enslavers...’ (French)
Télérama (France), 8 August 2023

‘Slavery made their ancestors wealthy. Now they’re making amends.’ Christian Science Monitor, 1 August 2023

‘Slavery made their ancestors wealthy. Now they’re making amends.’
Christian Science Monitor, 1 August 2023

‘Heirs of slavery to apologise for past wrongs’ ABC (Australia), 28 April 2023

‘Heirs of slavery to apologise for past wrongs’
ABC (Australia), 28 April 2023

‘British aristocrats ask King Charles to join a slavery reparations movement’ NPR (US), 26 April 2023

‘British aristocrats ask King Charles to join a slavery reparations movement’
NPR (US), 26 April 2023

‘Heirs of Slavery launched in London to call for UK to engage CARICOM on reparations’ Guyana Chronicle, 25 April 2023

‘Heirs of Slavery launched in London to call for UK to engage CARICOM on reparations’
Guyana Chronicle, 25 April 2023

‘Blood Legacy: Reckoning with a Family’s History of Slavery’ Areva Martin in Real Time (US), podcast

‘Blood Legacy: Reckoning with a Family’s History of Slavery’
Areva Martin in Real Time (US), podcast

‘My ancestors profited from slavery’ Alex Renton, Guardian (UK), 24 April 2023

‘My ancestors profited from slavery’
Alex Renton, Guardian (UK), 24 April 2023

‘Descendants of UK slave owners call on government to apologise’ Amelia Gentleman, Guardian (UK), 24 April 2023

‘Descendants of UK slave owners call on government to apologise’
Amelia Gentleman, Guardian (UK), 24 April 2023

‘One of King Charles' relatives pushes for U.K. families that profited from slavery to make amends’ CBS News (US), 24 April 2023

‘One of King Charles' relatives pushes for U.K. families that profited from slavery to make amends’
CBS News (US), 24 April 2023

‘Laura Trevelyan on the Importance of Reparations' PBS (US), 20 April 2023

‘Laura Trevelyan on the Importance of Reparations'
PBS (US), 20 April 2023

‘More than money – the logic of slavery reparations’ Olivette Otele, Guardian (UK), 31 March 2023

‘More than money – the logic of slavery reparations’
Olivette Otele, Guardian (UK), 31 March 2023

‘My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade’ Laura Trevelyan, Guardian (UK), 25 March 2023

‘My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade’
Laura Trevelyan, Guardian (UK), 25 March 2023

‘British slave owners’ family makes public apology in Grenada’ André Wright, Guardian (UK), 27 February 2023

‘British slave owners’ family makes public apology in Grenada’
André Wright, Guardian (UK), 27 February 2023

‘My forefathers did something horribly wrong’ Paul Lashmar, Guardian (UK), 4 February 2023

‘My forefathers did something horribly wrong’
Paul Lashmar, Guardian (UK), 4 February 2023

‘Meet the sleuths researching their slave-trading ancestors’ Madeleine Spence, The Sunday Times (UK – paywall), 25 July 2021

‘Meet the sleuths researching their slave-trading ancestors’
Madeleine Spence, The Sunday Times (UK – paywall), 25 July 2021

‘Alex Renton on exposing transatlantic slave traders – in his own family’ Sathnam Sanghera, The Times (UK – paywall), 30 April 2021

‘Alex Renton on exposing transatlantic slave traders – in his own family’
Sathnam Sanghera, The Times (UK – paywall), 30 April 2021

‘Examining the slave trade – Britain has a debt to repay’ Jonathan Guthrie, Financial Times (UK – paywall), 28 June 2020

‘Examining the slave trade – Britain has a debt to repay’
Jonathan Guthrie, Financial Times (UK – paywall), 28 June 2020

‘How Richard Atkinson discovered his family’s dirty colonialist secret’ Richard Atkinson, The Times (UK – paywall), 4 April 2020

‘How Richard Atkinson discovered his family’s dirty colonialist secret’
Richard Atkinson, The Times (UK – paywall), 4 April 2020