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Queen’s Zulu painting is given ‘colonial’ warning: Image depicting the Battle of Rorke’s Drift has description updated to acknowledge its links to imperialism It is among 62 works in the Royal Collection to be amended after BLM campaign The painting depicts the Battle of Rorke’s Drift that saw 141 British soldiers die Eleven Victoria crosses won … Read more
Winona Ryder lists San Francisco Dutch Colonial with three bedrooms and stunning bay views for $5M By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:10 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 05:10 GMT, 20 November 2020 Advertisement After 25 years, Winona Ryder is letting go of her upscale home in San Francisco. The actress, 49, has just … Read more
Colonial legacy of Admiral Lord Nelson and the Royal Navy’s links to slavery ‘to be re-evaluated’ by Greenwich Maritime Museum who plan to change their historical displays following the Black Lives Matter movement The National Maritime Museum will change its Lord Horatio Nelson displays All of the museum’s displays will be reviewed to reveal British … Read more
The National Trust has come under fire after it published a list of nearly 100 properties under its management that have links to slavery and colonialism. Members have threatened to cancel their membership and historians have accused the trust of being ‘unfair’ after the homes of Winston Churchill and Rudyard Kipling were among the 93 … Read more
Boutique hotel in Manchester changes name of ‘Plantation Bar’ that it said has ‘colonial vibes’ on its website after social media outcry Cow Hollow Hotel in the Norther Quarter has now issued a public apology The controversially-named bar was advertised for having ‘colonial vibes’ Bar has now been renamed Cow Hollow Bar after social media … Read more
Jennifer Garner wears a bonnet and hilariously demonstrates colonial etiquette lesson for her daughter’s fifth-grade class By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 19:16 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 19:16 BST, 7 August 2020 Jennifer Garner proved she is the ultimate room mom, as she presented her 11-year-old daughter’s classroom with an unforgettable history lesson … Read more
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
Belgium’s King Philippe expressed his ‘deepest regrets’ on Tuesday for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo, in a first for his country. Philippe made his remarks in a letter to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, on the 60th anniversary of Congo’s independence on June 30, 1960. … 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