The Black Radical Review

Independent Black socialist commentary. Workers, anti-racism, history, Palestine and liberation. Uncompromising analysis.

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THE BLACK RADICAL REVIEW · ISSUE 02

REPARATIONS ARE NOT A FAVOUR. THEY ARE A DEBT.

From chattel enslavement to Jamaica's Privy Council referral: why reparatory justice is a struggle over history, wealth and power — not a competition in suffering.

https://t.co/WNmGcheM0y

[PROFESSOR GUS JOHN @AskProfGusJohn]

Rebellion, documentary 

Leeds Film Festival - Friday 30 October 2026
Tickets £10.50

Black History Walks Screening
Tuesday 24 November 2026, 6:30PM - 9PM 
FREE ADMISSION (registrational essential) 
[email protected]

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We must not forget Diane Abbott: she was effectively made an example of, and now all the Black Labour MPs are staying silent instead of speaking out. This is divisive from the party, prioritising 1 form of racial trauma over others. Hierarchies of racism are themselves racist.

[Ahmed @ahmedIfc]

Forget Diane Abbott. The Labour Party commissioned the Forde report to look into the internal party culture and processes, and it concluded that the party had a hierarchy of racism where anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, and sexism were not taken as seriously as antisemitism.

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Pleased to speak at the launch of the wonderful Zita Holbourne’s inspirational autobiography “Zita. A Life of Activism.” The book tells the story of the role Zita has played in struggles for equality and justice over decades and how as an artist and poet she has brought her talent to play in a multitude of trade union, equality and community campaigns.

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Jamaica has petitioned the UK Privy Council over slavery and reparations. A hearing is reported for March 2027.

https://t.co/yj7T4TzVbJ

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“You can kill a revolutionary but you can’t kill revolution.” — Fred Hampton

His 1969 speech also said: “You can jail a revolutionary, but you can’t jail the revolution.”

https://t.co/orYkThMAHf

[ShakaRa Ɔkyeame ❤️🖤💚 @ShakaRaSpeaks]

I am NOT a Descendant of the Windrush!

The SS EMPIRE Windrush is a 🇬🇧 coloniser ship.

My Elders & Ancestors are not define by this 🇬🇧 Coloniser ship.

I am a Descendant of Afrikans enslaved in the Caribbean; & brought to 🇬🇧 under colonial domination.

Prof. Gus John breaks down how the manufactured Windrush identity and Popular narrative are tools of the 🇬🇧 State design to subdue Afrikan-Caribbean people & ensure we are enticed in to allegiance & celebration of 🇬🇧; rather than resistance to 🇬🇧 and it's continued (neo)colonial exploits.

May we heed... Ase 🙏🏿🖤

Watch full: https://t.co/VVJ4lXMDtG

#Awoah

[Morning Star @M_Star_Online]

Reparations are about more than artefacts – it’s about justice

Facing up to the painful elements of history is essential if we are to create a better more just future, argues JEREMY CORBYN

https://t.co/RPBHh3DQMj

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@DefendOurJuries God help us all when laws encroach on human rights, freedoms, and civil liberties.

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@DefendOurJuries It's about time common sense is applied.

[The Voice Newspaper @TheVoiceNews]

NEW! Black people almost three times more likely to face police use of force, new figures reveal 👇🏾

Home Office data reveals even greater disparities for young Black men, as campaigners call for scrutiny of how police powers are exercised

➡️https://t.co/5VfPj9tTmQ

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Reparations are not a favour. They are a question of justice.

Human Rights Watch challenges European governments over reparatory justice. Britain’s position deserves scrutiny.

https://t.co/er8ES5Zd2c

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17 October 1961. Paris. Algerians protested a discriminatory curfew. French police responded with brutal repression. Thousands were arrested and dozens killed. Remember the victims of colonial violence.

[Justice for Darren and Greg (equality for all) @Justice_4_DandG]

#Rebellion, documentary - highlighting the landmark case against the #Bradford 12 - SOLD OUT 2-days at #LondonFilmFestival2026

@blackhistwalker screening
Tuesday 24 November 2026 @ 6:30pm - 9pm 
FREE ADMISSION (registrational essential) 
More Info: [email protected]

Lecture Theatre B304, Basement, Cruciform Building, (UCL) University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT

Download and registration link
https://t.co/xUn7VP9jkj

Additional screening by
#leedsfilmfest Friday 30 October 2026, 6.15PM 
The National Science and Media Museum, Bradford BD1 1NQ / Tickets £10.50 (discounts available. Book via Leeds International Film Festival)
https://t.co/PGnBU2ieu6

fyi @4thaluvofami @Yolomyass @GuesswhoA1 @ZulekBoxing @Naughtynats1 @hackneyhive @BLKMimiLDN @triplespeciale @cecediamond @MsBJPeart @EmmySL @Han_notsolo @jkslimpwrist

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Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms are feeding people and keeping communities alive through war.

They deserve more attention than the generals destroying their country.

Afrikan solidarity means supporting the people organising survival.

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REPARATIONS NOW! ✊🏿

Britain compensated the enslavers. The descendants of the enslaved are still demanding justice.

Wednesday 21 October, 3pm. Assemble outside HM Treasury, London.

Reparations are not charity. They are a demand for historical justice.

#ReparationsNow

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Labour is threatening local power-sharing arrangements over the Greens' Zionism motion.

Antisemitism must be confronted. So must Palestinian dispossession.

The left should be capable of both without turning local democracy into a loyalty test.

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PCS members begin voting in a national industrial action ballot on 20 October, closing 1 December. The dispute covers pay, jobs, pensions and conditions.

A ballot is not a strike. Members decide.

https://t.co/jre0k753Zs

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Palestinian unions are calling on dockworkers internationally to mobilise on 30 October against militarisation and the assault on Gaza.

Solidarity needs industrial muscle, not another conference resolution.

Workers have power. The question is whether unions will use it.

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16 October 1968: Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists on the Olympic podium. Peter Norman wore a human rights badge in solidarity.

Sport was never separate from politics.

https://t.co/I4Gj3JPkZ3