Lenny

Or Len·nie

[len-ee]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Leonard.

Example Sentences

Sir Lenny Henry was born In Birmingham to Jamaican parents who had immigrated to the UK.

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Sir Lenny Henry has called for the payment of slavery reparations to all black British people.

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In the book, which has been quoted by the Telegraph, Sir Lenny writes: "All black British people... need reparations for slavery," adding that "we personally deserve money for the effects of slavery".

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Speaking to the Guardian last month, Marcus Ryder, co-writer of Sir Lenny's book, said if Britain starts making reparations, "it would change the relationship and the dynamic it has with Africa, with India, the Caribbean, with lots of different emerging world powers."

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Sir Lenny argues that black British people are grossly over-represented in the prison population and that there are relatively higher levels of black unemployment "all because of the transatlantic slave trade".

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