British colonialism
Barbados declared a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state
The new era for the nation of 285,000 ends Britain's centuries of influence, including more than 200 years of slavery until 1834.
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Barbados to replace British Queen, becomes a republic
In October, Barbados elected Mason to become its first president, one year after Prime Minister Mia Mottley declared the country would "fully" leave its colonial past.
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UK university to return looted African sculpture
It is the first institution to agree to the full repatriation from a museum of a Benin bronze, raising pressure on other establishments, including the British Museum, to follow suit.
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The empire writes back: tackling Britain's colonial past
Sathnam Sanghera's new book, 'Empireland' explores Britain's uneasy relationship with its past, which was thrown into sharp relief by the Black Lives Matter protests last year.
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City of London reviews monuments linked to slavery
There have been nationwide calls to remove monuments linked to Britain's colonial past following the toppling of a statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston during an anti-racism protest in the southwestern city in June.
