Sir Lenny Henry urged to pay reparations for slavery to all black British.
In his new book, entitled “Big Rensis”, the comedian supports the idea that the Great Britain government should pay 18 trillion pounds as compensation payments.
In the book which quotes The Telegraph, Sir Lenny writes: “All black British … need compensation for damage for slavery,” adding that “personally we deserve money for the consequences of slavery.”
Compensation of damage is measures to compensate for damage for past actions, which are considered wrong or unfair, and may vary from financial to symbolic.
Last year, The leaders of the Commonwealth agreed that the time has come for a “meaningful, truthful and respectful conversation” about compensatory justice. For the “disgusting” transatlantic slave trade.
In a document signed by 56 heads of government, including the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Sir Keir Starmer, calls for “discussing compensation justice” for a “disgusting” transatlantic slave trade.
But Sir Keir said that there were no discussions about money at the meeting and that the UK “very clearly” said that she would not pay reparations.
British Foreign Minister David Lammi spoke about the concept of reparations to former colonial countries affected by slavery It was “not about the transfer of cash”.
In 2023 The UN judge said that the UK probably owed more than 18 trillion pounds in the form of reparations For his historical role in slavery.
But compensation justice may also take the form of official apology, educational programs or assistance to public health.
“Delivering of peace from racism”
Guardian conversation last monthMarcus Ryder, co -author of the book by Sir Lenny, said that if the UK begins to pay reparations, “this will change its relationship and dynamics with Africa, India, the Caribbean, with many different developing world powers.”
He continued: “If we improve relations with all these countries, this will benefit trade and the British economy.”
Their new book says that reparation payments can and should help “save the world from racism.”
Sir Lenny claims that black British “twice as often are unemployed than their white colleagues” and “extremely re-reflected among prisoners,” he says, “and all because of the transatlantic slave trade”.
In an interview with Guardian, he added: “These things take time. See how much time it took to cancel slavery. See how much time it took to pay for the loss of work and earnings by slaves.
“This is an attempt to press the button so that the conversation begins that can lead to something, and it can take, very optimistic, another 100 years, another 150 years. We are starting a conversation so that we can continue it. ”
The history of slavery in the UK began even before the appearance of the “Roman era”, but its participation in a large -scale transatlantic slave trade, during which millions of Africans crossed to America, began around the 16th century.
In the end, he was canceled, but in stages. The complete liberation of enslaved people in the British Empire, with the exception of some exceptions, such as the East India Company, was granted by the Law on the abolition of slavery of 1833.
Sir Lenny Henry was born in Birmingham in the Jamais family, who immigrated to the UK.
The comedian and actor, who became the co -founder of Comic Relief in 1985, was dedicated to the knights of the deceased Queen Elizabeth II in 2015 for merits in the field of drama and charity.
Then, in 2021, he, along with Marcus Ryder, became one of the curators of the special release of Guardian under the name “Questions of the culture of black British.”
Then he wrote “three birds”, a dramatic series of six parts, based on the stories of his mother. Windrash experience.
The show, written in co -authorship with the Showranner of “Doctor Who” by the resettlement of Ty Davis, was aired on the ITV channel in 2023.
