For weeks, the French Caribbean island of Martinique has been the site of at-times violent protests over high living costs and worsening economic conditions. And Martinique isn’t alone; in the ...

For weeks, the French Caribbean island of Martinique has been the site of at-times violent protests over high living costs and worsening economic conditions. And Martinique isn’t alone; in the ...

Today, this historic moment is commemorated in Britain’s former colonies in the Caribbean and Canada. View this post on Instagram. ... Slavery was abolished in the French colonies in 1848.

Starting after Haiti won independence from French colonial rule, the small Caribbean nation was hit with a massive indemnity — or restitution — as a condition of its hard fought independence.

But even as many lauded Elizabeth for her 70-year reign, for some — including those from Britain’s former colonies — it was a fresh reminder of the country’s imperial past.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David A. Vivian, Soka University of America (THE CONVERSATION) For weeks, the ...

For weeks, the French Caribbean island of Martinique has been the site of at-times violent protests over high living costs and worsening economic conditions. And Martinique isn’t alone; in the ...

Echoing this perspective, Martinican sociologist Malcom Ferdinand observed in 2022 that the ongoing economic struggles in the French Caribbean “are not only linked to the colonial, slave-making ...