The 1936 Battle of Cable Street
My birth in 1934, in the Parish of St Georges, at 61, Cable Street a ‘Cockney’ into a…
Black History Features
Black History Month 2021 – let’s make it a festival of celebration
Last year, I wrote that Black Lives Matter protests around the world had sparked a commitment among many…
Black Lives Matter is also part of Black British History
We have come a long way as a society from ‘Negro History Week’, established by Carter G. Woodson…
Belonging: Fate and Changing Realities
It was, therefore, a welcome surprise during 2020 when there was an apparent upsurge in acknowledging the existence…
BTWSC/AHR Convenes British African History Forum Ahead Of African History Month
BTWSC/AHR Convenes British African History Forum Ahead Of African History Month Community organisation BTWSC/African Histories Revisited (BTWSC/AHR) has…
Dressed to the nines
Elegantly dressed wearing a Christian Dior inspired skirt made by a Vincentian dressmaker. Plus, a blouse, cardigan and…
Lucy St Louis, The World’s 1st black Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera
She has made history as becoming the first Black performer to play the role of Christine in the…
Guvna B is a successful Rapper, Author, TV Pundit, West Ham supporter and very proud, Dad
Isaac Borquaye, better known as Guvna B, is a rapper, author and broadcaster from Custom House, London. He…
Proud To Be: Pawlet Brookes
When I was asked to write about the theme Proud to be, my first thought was that this…
First World War Service and Sacrifice: David Clemetson (1893-1918)
Born into a wealthy Jamaican family, David’s grandfather Robert, had been a slave before his owner, who was…
From Nala in the Lion King to the Godmother in Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderalla, Gloria Onitiri is a very busy performer
Her theatre credits are numerous and include: Guardiano in Women Beware Women and Katherina in Taming of The…
WATCH: #YouCanAdopt campaign launches a new film for Black History Month
In the lead up to Black History Month, the #YouCanAdopt campaign launches a new film featuring Black adoptive…
First World War Service and Sacrifice; Gershom Browne, (1898-2000)
Born in British Guiana (now Guyana), Gershom lived in rural Bagotsville, he was officially too young to enlist…
From the Telly Tubbies to acting with Danny Devito…. Johnnie Fiori is truly an all-round performer
Johnnie Fiori has performed in everything from the Telly Tubbies to Hairspray, then acting with Danny Devito, to…
100 years of Service and Sacrifice
As we mark 100 years of the coming together of some of Britain’s oldest Remembrance traditions, the Royal…
Luke Smith (Luc Skies) is an Actor and Writer.
Luke studied Performing Arts at the college of North West London and has since studied and practiced a combination…
Pauline Campbell-Moss, West Midlands Police 1974 – 1977
“I’d had a childhood dream to be a PC because those were also my initials – I felt…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Arthur Wint OD MBE (1920-1992)
Born in Jamaica at 17 Arthur was named Jamaica’s “Boy Athlete of the Year”, and in 1938 was…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Ramsay Bader (1919-1992)
Ramsay was born in Chiswick in Essex. His mother was also born in Chiswick, and his father was…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Lilian Bader (1918- 2015).
Born in Liverpool, her father was Marcus Bailey who served in the First World War. Lilian was orphaned…
