For centuries, the world was built on the backs of stolen men, women, and children. Africa was gutted, the Caribbean shackled, its people brutalized for profit. Entire nations were broken, faiths vilified, cultures criminalized. The enslavers grew rich; the enslaved were left with ashes.
Against this backdrop, the Red Beret Reparations Alliance has emerged with a powerful demand, led by figures including Prime Minister Gaston Browne and former President Uhuru Kenyatta. They aim to reclaim $1.5 trillion to address the legacies of colonial exploitation, environmental destruction, and cultural repression.
The Alliance is not just about reparations for slavery; it includes demands for environmental and cultural reparations, as well as a covenant grounded in various faith traditions, uniting under a banner of justice and remembrance.
Amidst increasing global attention on race and reparative justice, this coalition stands in stark defiance, asserting that the historical debt cannot be dismissed and the demand for reparations will be heard. The tide of reckoning is upon us, as they prepare to showcase their case in courtrooms across the globe.