For the third year running, Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage are delighted to present the 2022 Annual Windrush Lecture by Professor Gus John, as he explores The Road to Independence and what it means for African and African Caribbean countries to be in independent in a constantly evolving changing political landscape.
Professor Augustine “Gus” John was born in Grenada and has lived mainly in the UK since 1964. He was a member of the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination (CARD) in the middle to late 1960s and a member of the Council of the Institute of Race Relations in the early 1970s. He is a scholar/activist who has done notable work in the fields of education policy; the role of schooling and education in promoting social justice.
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