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One of the plenary sessions of the just concluded International Colloquium on Slavery, Slave Trade and their Consequences was 'Slave Ma...

I'm blogging from the International Colloquium on Slavery, Slave Trade and Their Consequences , which opened at the Royal Park Hotel, Il...

It's difficult to crop Ogun State governor Gbenga Daniel out of this picture, so he stays - but the people I'm particularly concerne...

Undressing Empire: Black British Perspectives at Museum in Docklands ~ Panel discussion exploring issues of empire, art and liberation. On t...

My short-short story, A Gong to the Past (left), published in the new ('Freedom') issue of Calabash Magazine. ~ A Gong to the Past...

The mirth of June pilgrims gladdens your century of sorrow your old heart cloys your household gods stir to bless Kunta's ghost the pain...

You always kind of knew that if a major public figure in Britain would do it, it might be someone like Ken Livingstone. "It was the ra...

"We don't call Gorée an island," the unofficial tour guide said many times. "We call Gorée a continent - because people ...

Images taken on Goree Island , Senegal - 12 July 2007 ©M.Wood.

Uncomfortable Truths, Hidden Histories, Unheard Voices You will by now have heard or read something about Uncomfortable Truths , you might e...