Windrush – one chapter in a longer story
In the beginning was the Windrush. That is how the story is usually told – a tale of…
The Windrush 70/50 Playlist
Where do you start a narrative about music and migration? My thoughts are, it really depends on what…
The Empire Windrush generation and the continuing struggle for Black Education: Lessons to be learnt?
These statistics are profoundly important to the Windrush legacy. First they counter the discourse of black children educational…
The Windrush Legacy in Lambeth
Lambeth is a borough rightly proud of its openness and diversity with a pivotal role in the Windrush…
The arrival of the Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948 has come to symbolise the dawning of a new age of post-war migration to Britain.
The collective significance of the experiences of the 500 or so passengers who disembarked onto the docks at…
Red, White and Blue Feathers in the Summer Rain
Caribbean Carnival is a vibrant, annual, reminder of the contribution that Caribbean migration has made to Britain. Carnival…
WINDRUSH 70
They duly and loyally responded to the “mother country”, many having served in the allied forces during that…
As a Politics and Sociology student, the topics of multiculturalism in Britain and a post-Brexit world are reoccurring in my everyday life.
On multicultural Britain, I was never too fond of multiculturalism, because if done incorrectly it allows for cultural…
The Empire Windrush generation and the continuing struggle for Black Education: Lessons to be learnt?
A recent Voice newspaper article(11th February,2018)reported the latest statistics from ‘The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service'( Ucas )which…
Windrush generation to be given ‘free citizenship’ Government announces
The Home Secretary Rudd has said that she will waive the fees associated with becoming a full British…
Botis Seva announced as next Guest Artistic Director of the National Youth Dance Company
National Youth Dance Company (NYDC), the country’s flagship organisation for young dancers which is run by Sadler’s Wells,…
Fighting for Justice for the Children of the Windrush Generation
Like you, I was outraged when I heard about the Windrush Generation children being threatened with deportation. My…
NFL’S COLIN KAEPERNICK NAMED AS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S 2018 ‘AMBASSADOR OF CONSCIENCE’
Athlete and inspiring activist Colin Kaepernick has been honoured with Amnesty International’s ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ award for 2018,…
Windrush Justice Fund
I started a petition calling for them to be granted immigration amnesty – https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/216539 but many have got…
Rally to support Windrush generation this Friday in Brixton
As claims emerge that the Home Office destroyed thousands of landing cards documenting the arrival of windrush-era migrants,…
Scratchylus and Empress Reggae to perform One Love Festival 2018
The legendary Scratchylus is back from stent living in his native Jamaica where he has honed his music…
EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL CELEBRATES MORE THAN 100 MBA SCHOLARS GRADUATING ACROSS AFRICA
Edinburgh Business School’s massive scholarship scheme launched across Africa in 2010, gave up to 250 people the opportunity…
HarperCollins’ BAME traineeship programme opens for 2018
The scheme was introduced in 2016 to tackle black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) under-representation within the industry….
Black woman who helped create the GPS finally gets some recognition
Inspired by the re-telling of her sorority sister’s engineering success in the now classic film “Hidden Figures”, a…
Proposed Tax on Services Could Hurt Small Business Ownerse
It was where they lived, where they were from, born and bred into mundane inescapable crazy. This young…
