As Chair of the British Caribbean Association, I hosted an event in parliament last night covering the need for reparations.

The event, titled “Reparations: a new opportunity”, was held in commemoration of Black History Month, and explored the growing movement of people supporting calls for reparatory justice, as well as the UK’s capacity to play a leading role.

I had the pleasure of hosting the event alongside a panel of speakers, featuring Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Chair of the APPG for Afrikan Reparations), Gary Younge (academic and journalist), Frances Swaine (the first managing partner of Leigh Day), Professor Verene Shepherd (professor of social history at the University of the West Indies), Sandra Agard (professional storyteller, author and cultural historian) and Pauline Campbell (senior British lawyer and author).

Younge made it clear that whilst reparatory justice may seem distant, it provides us with a direction to carry the fight for racial equality.