It’s kind of weird that US schools don’t teach that considering Britain’s legacy there. Even people as famous as, take George Washington for example — his ancestry can actually be traced to Northamptonshire, England. However, Britain is in the same boat. Colonial history is sometimes taught here and when it is taught, I have found it’s very sympathetic to the empire. Folks are like “look how much we got from the Empire” — rather than, “look at how many millions of people the Empire trampled over to get there.” No mention of genocide, slave rapes, or stolen land.

But things are changing, thanks to people like Akala and historian David Olusoga. Journalists are also speaking up over here. Just not fast enough. And for every Black or Asian Brit speaking up, you have a Piers Morgan-type who takes it personally and can’t seem to fathom that war heroes like Winston Churchill were also white supremacist mass murderers. That it’s possible our icons were capable of great evil as well as great good.

Due to the White imperialist slant on these things, when a person of colour brings a different perspective, from an “other” point of view, people lose their minds. You can’t even criticise Churchill without Brits losing their minds.