How reparation efforts in Barbados found an international spotlight
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 7, 2023
A kerfuffle about whether British actor Benedict Cumberbatch will have to pay reparations to descendants of slaves in Barbados made headlines this week. It's still unclear who exactly may become subject to legal action to atone for atrocities of slavery. But online buzz over famous Brits' ties to slavery, like Cumberbatch's, put wider attention on the fight for reparations in the Caribbean.
Late in December, The Telegraph, a British . . .