No time for Silence

As the year of Wilberfarce swung into effect, the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair set the tone for the year’s events when he dismissed a suggestion for a one minute silence for the millions of African people lost during the Maafa during a government cocktail party to launch their British Bicentenary agenda.

In November 2006, Tony Blair announced his 'deep sorrow that it [the 'slave trade'] ever happened'.

This year marked the beginning of an unprecedented British offensive to overtly dominate the historical, cultural, spiritual and political landscape of the Maafa.