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…
Black History Features
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…
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…
Community Heroes of the Past: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther
Since its formation in 1532 under the guide of King Henry VIII, the Anglican Church has been a…
There Are Some Encouraging Moves To Do With British African History In Academia, But Can What Is Happening On The Community Level Be Ignored?
“Be not arrogant because of your knowledge. Take counsel with the ignorant as well as with the wise….
Sergeant Nikanori Oming – The Unforgettable WWII hero from Uganda, East Africa
Most of his siblings died as infants, so only two of them survived, him and his sister Apio….
The British Army – A LEGACY OF VALOUR
Black History Month 2018 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Armistice; a fitting time to reflect on…
Barnardo’s helpline for Black and Asian children, young people and families affected by Covid-19.
Official statistics show Black people are over four times more likely to die from COVID-19 related illnesses than…
Kamala Harris – the first elected black woman in the White House
Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for President of the United States on 21 January 2019 at Howard University….
WATCH: I’m a housing service officer working in North London; my great great grandfather once ruled a nation
“My mother’s family are part of what was originally the Aksumite Empire, which became the Ethiopian Empire or,…
Black Female Ownership
My Grandmother flew over from Jamaica to honour the Queens request for more key workers. Grandma was only…
Joyce Forbes photo-story HERE AM I
Her father was a farmer, her mother was a shopkeeper and a ‘higgler’, taking the farm produce to…
How a new kind of trade union is helping to tackle racism in the 21st century – An interview with Chris Knight
Community describes itself as the modern union for a changing world. The union was formed following an amalgamation…
Why, I am not celebrating Black History Month.
I grew up in Britain, but I have always been very much connected to my Lozi (western Zambia)…
My Cloned Racial Experience
“Black people were forced to revisit their reality, there were fall outs on social media, people breaking down…
The ZONG Project “Addressing the legacy of colonial slavery and industrial exploitation”
The Movement for Justice and Reconciliation was established in 2015 to highlight and address the legacy of the…
Beyond Black and Proud
For many 2020 was set to be a big year, there was something about entering a new decade…
Bristol and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
The slave trade was part of the network of trade which existed between Britain, West Africa and the…
