News

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Washington Post
A crown branded onto bodies links British monarchy to slave trade

Jamaica Gleaner
Reparations groups’ sidestep of British Gov’t could be ace move

The Guardian
Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade

Library of Congress
Brooke Newman will be serving as an advisor for an exhibition on George Washington and King George III scheduled to open at the Library of Congress in March 2025: “The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution.”

American Philosophical Society
Announcing the 2023-2024 fellows

MacDowell
MacDowell awards spring-summer fellowships to 142 artists

The Guardian, Cost of the Crown Investigation  

·      King Charles signals first explicit support for research into monarchy’s slavery ties

·      The British kings and queens who profited from slavery  

·      The Colston Connection: How Prince William’s Kensington Palace home is linked to slavery

·      The British monarchy’s ties to slavery are writ large in the archives

The Guardian, Cost of the Crown Podcast
The hidden history of the monarchy and slavery

New York Times
As a king is crowned, some Britons ask why the monarchy persists

elDiario.es
Brooke Newman, historiadora: “La monarquía británica se benefició del comercio de esclavos y de no hablar de ello”

Franceinfo.fr
Couronnement de Charles III: pourquoi la monarchie britannique va devoir faire face à son passé colonial et esclavagiste

New York Times
Here’s what to know about “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”

Vox’s Today, Explained Podcast
Charles in charge

Time
King Charles’ ancestors owned slaves

Al Jazeera
The royal family’s dirty secret

Vanity Fair
King Charles supports research into links between the monarchy and slavery  

CTV News
The coronation of King Charles III reopens old wounds over slavery and colonialism

CTV
King Charles III coronation special

PRI’s The World
King Charles expresses his support to investigate royal ties to slavery

Jamaica Gleaner
Let’s hope the palace’s greenlight to slavery research is not just lip service

Reuters
King Charles backs research into monarchy’s slave links

The Telegraph
The royal family’s links to the slave trade—and the rocky road to reparation

The Week
Slavery and the monarchy: time for a royal reckoning?

Sydney Morning Herald
“Profoundly serious:” King Charles backs probe into monarchy’s slave ties

WTVR
VCU professor discovered key research that ties the royal family to the slave trade 

WTVR
Researcher reveals the extent of the British crown’s ties to the slave trade

Black Enterprise
King Charles III supports research into British monarchy’s involvement in slavery

VCU News
VCU history professor Brooke Newman serves as lead researcher for Guardian investigation of British monarchy’s ties to slavery

Surviving Society, The Global Power of the British Monarchy Podcast
Colonialism, Slavery, and Secrecy

Vulgar History Podcast
Queen Charlotte and Race

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HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Monarchy

Vox’s Now This
How the Monarchy can begin to Answer for its Legacy of Colonialism

NPR’s Press Play
Slavery Legacy: Will former British colonies fully break with the monarchy?

Richmond Times Dispatch
Britain’s royal family, like the U.S., needs to atone for slavery

Smithsonian Magazine
Elizabeth II was an enduring emblem of the waning British Empire

Vox
How King Charles III might rule 

Time
The Future of the British Monarchy is More Uncertain than Ever 

Los Angeles Times
The enduring power of the British royal family

The Special Report with Areva Martin
The real story of the British monarchy  

Sky News Documentary 
The Royal Family’s Links to Slavery, Colonialism and Race  

Human Resources Podcast
Royally Flush—a two-part episode.