Taking a stand
Many Universities have had listening exercises and deep reflection on how they can use these conversations to take…
Opinion
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning – a unique space in London, and so much more than a Black art gallery in Brixton
Steeped in radical history spanning over 50 years, Brixton’s Railton Road is home to 198 Contemporary Arts &…
Civil Rights Movement in Britain…a poverty of knowledge?
But as an immediate thought does Civil Rights conjure images of Britain’s own Civil Rights movement to you?…
London Museum returns stolen treasures to Nigeria-about time
These tokens imply an individual or an organisation is ‘woke’. They are aware of issues like unconscious bias…
Child Q and that dirty word ‘black’
Do the same old social, financial, political, criminal issues arise whenever that dirty word ‘black’ is in the…
The National Windrush Monument – A personal reflection by Catherine Ross
As a member of the Windrush Generation it meant a lot to me to be at the unveiling…
English rugby is getting less white, but not much less posh
Bleary-eyed English rugby fans crowed into pubs around Twickenham last Saturday to watch England v Wales, one of the…
To end racial discrimination, we must start in the workplace
Many of us will have made New Year’s Resolutions this year. Some of us will take up new…
Pregnant women get boosted now
Pregnant women are being urged to Get Boosted Now in a New Year advertising drive launched today…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu in his own words
He did not hesitate to use humour and anger to express his values and outrage. Black History…
WATCH: Stunned silence
This incredible level of competition and commitment – over one of the greatest seasons ever – was always…
Angeliena a Q&A with South African filmmaker Uga Carlini
Angeliena, the bittersweet debut fiction feature film from multi-award winning South African filmmaker Uga Carlini, is to be…
Proud to Be in Unity
Honestly, it took me longer than it should have to ponder and answer this question. Was it because…
The Radical And Transnational Roots Of Black History Month In Britain
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, historian and founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and…
Ghana And The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Personal Reflection
Last year Melinda Gates, the now divorced wife of Bill Gates, and co-chair of their philanthropic charity Bill…
The 1936 Battle of Cable Street
My birth in 1934, in the Parish of St Georges, at 61, Cable Street a ‘Cockney’ into a…
Belonging: Fate and Changing Realities
It was, therefore, a welcome surprise during 2020 when there was an apparent upsurge in acknowledging the existence…
Dressed to the nines
Elegantly dressed wearing a Christian Dior inspired skirt made by a Vincentian dressmaker. Plus, a blouse, cardigan and…
Proud to be Who I Am… Black, a Londoner and a Fighter
I have never thought of myself as exceptional or inspirational. I had also never thought of myself as…
Shaun Wallace – “Black History Month is a good thing because it recognises [Black history], but we shouldn’t just confine it to October
Aside from his on-screen appearances, Shaun is also a vocal advocate for diversity, inclusion and equality. He appeared…
