Phillip Udeh
Many of my peers went into banking and consulting, whilst I embarked on a year of placements with…
Alpha Boys’ School: Cradle of Jamaican Music
Behind Jamaica’s global musical reverberation lies the unlikely story of a boarding school run by Roman Catholic nuns,…
African History Month Discussion Paper 3
Parts of this paper were read out by Addai-Sebo’s former Greater London Council and London Strategic Policy Unit…
African History Month Discussion Paper 2
Originally taken from a 2006 offline blog by Linda Bellos, and posted in 2011 on the TAOBQ (The…
Black History Month Ends, African History Season Continues
Before the recent African History Month had ended, there were stories in the press about the white-washing, diversifying…
Don Barden: the first African American casino owner in Vegas
So it’s even more remarkable when someone from humble beginnings achieves this while also creating a major milestone…
God’s Other Children: a London Memoir by Vernal Scott
Black LGBTQ people have long been an integral part of black history. A crucial part of their more…
Dr Olivette Otele on Black History Month
Numerous are individuals and institutions that argue that Black History Month should be part of series of events…
New Challenges for African History
The events seem so long ago. Leading up to the day Britain seems focused on other matters such…
Everything Has Changed but Nothing Has Changed?
As we end Black History Month 2017, there have been the inevitable, articles, tweets, broadcasts and posts extoling and praising the…
LESLIE BRAINE IKOMI “Oh, I hadn’t noticed”
My partner looked at the Georgian print displayed on the wall behind her and pointed out the black…
Dr Miranda Brawn – Is Black History Month still viable & should it change?
This year is the 30th Anniversary of Black History Month in the UK and the participation should be…
WINDRUSH, 70 YEARS ON …Celebrating the Heritage
This will be explored through a series of outputs. The project will engage the community with a programme…
Eddie Chambers
It was the arrival of the first contingent of this pioneering generation of immigrants that heralded the beginning…
30 years ago Britain was a much different place than it is today
I recall 1987 not only for the inaugural celebrations, but also for the continuing hostility of how notions…
BAME Network Launch – 14th November 2017 – Sandhurst
The Army is not only staffed by serving soldiers, but also Ministry of Defence Civil Servants, and the…
Five Minutes With….Captain Steven Henry of the British Army
Steven is currently serving with Royal Logistic Corps as the Unit Welfare Officer based in Oxfordshire. He joined…
The Black Heroes of Science
However, these Scientists of colour are not the only ‘Hidden Figures. In this article, we will discuss other…
Inspector Marvin Bruno, British Transport Police
We’re British Transport Police – the national police force for the railways in England, Scotland and Wales and…
AFRICA – THE ROAD TO NIGERIA – A REFLECTION
There is a world that exists No one knows about it They have civilisations, structures, wars and hierarchies…
