Martin Howard, left, and Stephen Hopkins came to opposing conclusions about their colonial British identities.
Howard: John Singleton Copley via Wikimedia Commons; Hopkins: New York Public Library
What might appear to be common values about shared political and cultural identities can at times serve not as a bridge joining people together but a wedge driving them apart.
King Charles III (L) and The President of the Republic of Kenya William Ruto (R).
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From the tax we pay to the wine we drink, many policies in Britain today have their roots in imperialism.
Former Gov. Gen. Julie Payette invests Jeanette Corbiere Lavell, from Wikwemikong First Nation, Ont., as a Member of the Order of Canada outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa in September 2018.
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Canada’s new governor general will have to fuse the British, French, American and Indigenous elements of Canada that together are the core of the country.
Botanist Joseph Banks recommended Botany Bay as the site for a penal colony.
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The color of American money goes back to the British colonies.
Hindu texts from thousands of years ago demonstrate acceptance of a ‘third gender.’ Today, transgender Indians, or hijras, remain visible members of society.
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Amy Bhatt, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Before colonialism, India embraced homosexuality and gender fluidity. The Supreme Court’s repeal of a 157-year-old gay sex ban partially reclaims that history, but LGBTQ Indians still face hurdles.
Brigadier-General John Nicholson was a British officer in India between 1839 and 1857.
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A scholar who visited Rohingya camps in Myanmar found little hope of a safe return home for refugees, who are currently living in camps in neighboring Bangladesh.
The Great Mosque of Djenné, in Mali, has a history dating back to the 13th century which can inspire regional trade in West Africa.
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Sport participation in South Africa remains rooted in the dilemmas of colonial society. It necessitates an ongoing need for discourse, debate and dialogue on decolonisation in sport history.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh waiting to receive aid.
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The aid and assistance Britain’s Caribbean territories will need to rebuild will make highlight the fault lines in the relationship between Westminster and its former colonies.
Four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers of the Legislative Council have been ousted.
AP Photo/Kin Cheun
Hong Kong’s autonomy and democratic political system are under threat, and pro-democracy advocates are once again ready to act.
Sol Plaatje at his writing desk taken from his book Native Life in South Africa.
Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand A979 Fca3.
The centennial publication of Sol Plaatje’s seminal, ‘Native Life’ is a timely reminder of his estimation of intellectual work, in contrast to the current disparagement of ‘clever blacks’.