Black British Swing: Caribbean Contribution to British Jazz in the 1930s and 1940s
To jazz followers, however, it meant the arrival of Jamaican alto saxophonist, Joe Harriott and other modern musicians…
Rosa Parks – The mother of the modern day civil rights movement
Rosa Louise Parks was nationally recognized as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in America….
Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Proclaiming a black nationalist “Back to Africa” message, Garvey and the UNIA established 700 branches in thirty-eight states…
Black troops were welcome in Britain, but Jim Crow wasn’t: the race riot of one night in June 1943
Bullet holes found in the wood surrounds of the NatWest Bank in Bamber Bridge, in Lancashire in the…
WATCH: The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s inauguration ceremony was a star-studded affair, with the likes of Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez stepping…
Amanda Gorman, Hardly an Overnight Sensation
Last week 22 year old Amanda Gorman delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of U.S….
The Sickle Cell Society launch digital exhibition on Sickle Cell at BCA
The Sickle Cell Society launches 2021 with an exploratory exhibition on the history of Sickle Cell, the NHS…
Unanimous Luton Council agreement for community’s Black Lives Matter action plan
Black community activists and leaders have welcomed Luton Council’s unanimous approval of a binding policy motion designed to…
New Programme Launched to Increase Number of Black Students Studying at University of Bath
University launches Target Bath, which will see 50 Black British students receive free and personalised support to successfully…
Freedom – A New Jerusalem -An interview with Jon Scott
Celebrated singer and multi-instrumentalist Jon Scott is releasing a brand new EP entitled Freedom – A New Jerusalem….
Historic moment as first slave owner name removed from Hackney gardens
The name of a slave owner has been removed from entrance signs to a Hackney park in the…
WATCH: Liverpool’s Hidden Horrors of Slavery
With Liverpool City Council about to unveil a selection of information plaques on a handful of streets connected…
WATCH: The Ship They Called The Zong (Poem)
A poem written by Liam of the Mongoose Collective to mark the anniversary of the Zong massacre of…
Universities are Perpetuating Institutional Racism, Finds Report
The report recommends that vice-chancellors undergo training to improve racial literacy as part of a sector-wide crackdown, amid…
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND by Feyisayo Anjorin
One minute, we watch your footprints in the sand, The next, we stop and stare and see you…
Rationale For Devising The 100 Books In 5 Minutes Test
Rationale For Devising The 100 Books In 5 Minutes Test I’m writing this post mainly for two reasons…
WATCH: New short film released by the Government shows how coronavirus lingers in enclosed spaces and how to keep your home ventilated
Research shows that being in a room with fresh air can reduce risk of infection from particles by…
Why more men should become social workers
We spoke to Ronan, a Frontline programme participant, and Ross, a practice tutor on the programme. Why should…
My 2020 Reflections by Donna Fraser
In December 2018, Croydon Borough Council awarded her the Freedom of the Borough, the highest civic honour a…
The Rise of Systemic Racism in Europe
The first quarter of this year saw the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in China which spread to…
