WATCH: ‘Our Story’ chosen as the song for Black History Month 2015
Across the Atlantic, Reggae is a regular staple of the musical chart in the Caribbean. Yet Scratchylus has…
Laughter and Music Show Comes To London
When the Laughter and Music show takes centre stage at the world famous Nell’s Jazz and Blues Club later…
An Open Letter to Wandsworth Council
It has come to my attention that you are taking it upon yourselves to change a momentous occasion…
Denise Jackson: Being Black Poem
I embrace my culture as diverse as it is I look at the World map and say to…
What Black History Month Means To Me
Black History Month in Britain is yet another avenue of awareness, especially for my non-African friends. It is…
George Lamming: Barbadian and Caribbean Literary Icon
Three books are prominently displayed on his desk: William Shakespeare’s Othello, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth;…
Covering: Notting Hill Carnival
Instead, Notting Hill Carnival has become a gem in our social calendar because it has become our nations…
Keith Musaman Morton: Steelpan Evolutionist
I met with such an achiever, Keith Musaman Morton, producer of the film; Panomundo Part 1: The Evolution…
No Colour Bar, But A Baton Of Social Progress
This space, currently housing the exhibition: “No Colour Bar: Black British Work In Action 1960-1990” is fitting when…
Boris announces Black History Month celebration with African festival in Trafalgar Square
The free celebration follows on from the huge success of last year’s inaugural event and is sponsored by…
Community Heroes: Ricardo Robertson
What would follow would be the invention of an ingenious and personalised education programme which converted forty two…
Career Tips on How to Survive the Transition From Student to the World of Work
You’ve finished all your exams and all that’s left to do is to wait for your results. Bit…
LJMU Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Conference Wednesday 4th November 2015
The aim of the day is to review the past 5 years since the Equality Act 2010; the…
James Peters the 1st Black Rugby Player
James Peters (August 1879 – 26 March 1954) was an English rugby union player and, later, a rugby…
WATCH: Sheffield City Council
One of the first questions people have is whether they would be considered suitable to foster a child…
Equality Begins at Home
To steal a popular phrase, equality does begin at home, in the modeling that is demonstrated though how…
The History of AIDS in Africa
There is now conclusive evidence that HIV originated in Africa. A 10-year study completed in 2005 found a…
Dr John Anthony Roberts QC
And…. > The first known person of African ancestry to be the Head of his Chambers in England…
Bunny Neill: The First African Caribbean Member of the Inner Magic Circle
Bunny was born in Jamaica on 25 October 1933 and developed an interest in magic at an early…
Sislin Fay Allen Britain’s First Black Policewoman
Sislin Fay Allen was an inspiration for many when she became the Metropolitan Police’s first black female police…
