Prince Charles sends a message to Britain’s Caribbean community on Windrush Day
Today marks the anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in 1948, carrying hundreds of people from…
Black History Features
The government must grant indefinite leave to remain to all international health and care workers who have worked in the UK during the pandemic.
Today on Windrush Day (22 June), a national holiday to honour the British Caribbean community, the RCN is…
The Late James Berry – To Travel This Ship
The arrival of the SS Empire Windrush in June 1948 at Tilbury Dock marked the beginning of post-war…
Cherron Inko-Tariah “The Women who inspire me”
This quote is by one of my favourite heroines, Harriet Tubman. Tubman exhibits all the qualities I admire…
My Mother, Jamaica, Windrush and Me
The article said that it took 13 years for the victim to be recognised as a legal citizen….
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…
Brendon Batson recalls his younger years in England on National Windrush Day 2020
My brother and I first came to England in April 1962, when I was nine and he was…
Racism in Secondary Schools
Runnymede publishes Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools by Dr Remi Joseph-Salisbury of the University of Manchester….
Organisations need to take real action against racism
I waited a little anxiously on the stage as the chair of the conference stood at the podium…
BBM/BMC Marks Make Music Day On Sunday June 21 With The Great BBM Set
On Sunday June 21, the BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress (BBM/BMC) British Black Music Month (BBMM) programming will launch its…
Scratchylus the International Reggae Artist, speaks with Black History 365
International Reggae artist Scratchylus, who is currently No1 on the Reverbnation charts, speaks with Black History 365 about…
7 Actions to Change the History Curriculum
British history is part of a global story, one shaped by migration, race, and the legacies of imperialism….
Parliament and the British Slave Trade
By the end of the 17th century Parliament, with Royal support and backing, had supervised the development of…
Petition for the inclusion of black history in the curriculum
I’ve been working with my peers, Elizabeth and Layla to raise awareness through a petition for changes to…
Black Abolitionists and the end of the transatlantic slave trade
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (1807) gave the Church an opportunity to address the controversial and…
Joy Warmington – When no one’s looking
I have been silent. Not because I haven’t been affected by all that has happened, but because I…
Rhammel O’Dwyer-Afflick – Black Lives Matter, Always.
Devastated by the crippling pain of racist injustice. It was difficult to coin these words because it feels…
Marching With Martin Luther King August 1963 … “I Have A Dream”
Against a backdrop of war wounds, in 1963 a divided Europe was still suffering emotionally from the devastation…
African Americans who made their name in Vegas
Las Vegas has helped many people launch their careers and become global superstars. Famous names that owe a…
Blam! Pow! BAME Advocates African Identity Group, Which Acknowledges An MP And A Community Group For Using AAME
To mark Africa Day/African Liberation Day, UK-based African identity campaign group TAOBQ (The African Or Black Question), in…
