Neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell receives English Heritage London blue plaque
One of Britain’s first black British consultants, pioneering neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell has today been commemorated with…
Jamaica’s culture minister to petition the Queen for slavery reparations
Jamaica’s government is set to demand reparations from the Queen for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade….
British Black Music Still Finding Its Feet?
It’s July, and we are in the middle of British Black Music Month (BBMM), an annual June-July window…
Sislin Fay Allen: Britain’s first black policewoman dies in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Sislin Fay Allen joined the Metropolitan Police in 1968, and became the first black policewoman in Britain, died…
Celebrating UK Reggae Runnings Tinged With Sadness And Disappointment
Celebrating UK Reggae Runnings Tinged With Sadness And Disappointment Today is International Reggae Day (IRD). It’s a global…
Whose Stories? Our Stories
The collection includes over 20,000 books by a range of writers and illustrators, alongside manuscripts and original artwork….
Joe Clough The first Black Bus Driver
As a boy, he was employed by a Scottish doctor, Dr R C White, to look after his…
Happy Windrush Day everyone!
Today, 22 June 2021 is the fourth annual National Windrush Day. That means it’s been 73 years since…
The Pioneers’ – a photo exhibition of the Windrush Generation in Bristol
They say you can capture a thousand words in a single photograph. I totally agree and that’s why…
ASKIng for more for the Windrush Generation in Croydon
Advice Support Knowledge Information (A.S.K.I.) was established in 2012 to support and signpost individuals who face barriers to…
Bringing Hull’s Caribbean stories to life
Museumand, The National Caribbean Heritage Museum, is working in partnership with Hull City Council and the Hull Caribbean…
WATCH: The Windrush Hour Project by State of Trust
I came across this wonderful initiative called State of Trust, a charitable project set up State of Emergency,…
Black Plaque installation on Windrush Day to commemorate Val McCalla the founder of The Voice newspaper
African and Caribbean community organisation Nubian Jak and creative agency Havas London have teamed up with property investment…
Royal Museums Greenwich celebrate memories of Windrush
Before 2020 I would have sat down over a cuppa and a slice of cake (I love museum…
The Front Room Exhibition at the Museum of the Home, Hackney
For the Museum of the Home, Windrush Day is less a celebration, and more of commemoration, that takes…
An Adoption Journey “Jay is the best thing that’s happened to me’
There are often many preconceptions. For example, some people think that you will be ruled out if you…
Windrush then and now – A day to celebrate how the Windrush Generation helped to create the Black British society we know today
Windrush Day was launched in June 2018, in the wake of the Windrush Scandal, to mark the 70th…
London’s Janet Kay was the first black female artist to have a reggae Number 1 in the UK
Janet Kay, was born Janet Kay Bogle (the first of 6 children) in London to Jamaican parents, Clifton…
Want to learn Eco-Skills and start a new career?
Education charity the Field Studies Council (FSC) with their mission to engage and connect people to nature and the outdoors through several…
Black Farmer campaign celebrates the success of the Windrush Generation
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones aka The Black Farmer launches a new initiative to celebrate Windrush Heroes and inspire future generations…
