Should Britain pay reparations for its part in the slave trade?

British banks, prime ministers and parish vicars made millions from the slave trade. Plus Wirecard's missing billions.

The toppling of slave owner Edward Colston's statue amid the Black Lives Matter protests has raised some uncomfortable questions about the United Kingdom's role in the slave trade.

The transportation of more than a million Africans as part of the triangle trade helped build the British economy.

The difference between 'not racist' and 'anti-racist'

Leading US academic Ibram X Kendi argues there is no in-between: Either you are racist, or actively anti-racist.

Ibram X Kendi has been revolutionising African American academic studies for several years, with his deep dives into the history and root causes of racism in the United States.

Kendi argues there is no room for people to deny their racism.

Instead, Americans in the 21st century should look into their hearts and confess their bigotry and prejudice, and then consciously work to be "anti-racist", he says.

Angela Davis: 'Racism is embedded in the fabric of this country'

Legendary activist Angela Davis on the new push to end systemic racism in the US after decades of struggle for justice.

Activist and scholar Angela Davis knows a thing or two about standing up to the establishment.

In the 1970s, she was a household name around the world, as she became the third woman in US history to make the "Most Wanted" list and was sent to jail for more than a year for her connections with the Black Power movement of the time.

'There's no trust': George Floyd, the police and racism in the US

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on the Floyd murder trial, justice and calls to 'defund' the police in the US.

As the Attorney General of Minnesota, Keith Ellison is the chief prosecutor of the four policemen charged in the murder of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis on May 25.

More than 30 years ago, Ellison was a student activist in Minnesota, where he organised the community to stand up to police brutality.

Years later he became the first Muslim member of Congress, and the first Black American to be elected to a statewide position in Minnesota.