
Allyship – A Simple Act of Solidarity
Looking back, I never made a conscious decision to become an ally to the BAME community (as no one…
Looking back, I never made a conscious decision to become an ally to the BAME community (as no one…
The problem with BAME is that it lumps everyone who’s non-white together in one category. Never mind if…
Words are not merely tools to describe things, ideas or concepts. Words often come with loaded meaning. At…
“be brave enough to fight against the cultural barriers that exist between communities when it comes to love…
I’m a young, married, professional Black father. And I don’t exist. Back in 2017, I wrote about my…
Football is faster than it has ever been today. That’s what you hear the old pros say. But…
2020 was undoubtably annus horribilis for Britain‘s Windrush Generation and their descendants. It was soul destroying as systemic…
In 2020, conversations on race relations and race related issues have come to the fore in light of…
From the day I heard it my life has taken on a special glow. I’ve grown in stature…
Some of the virtual carnivals were pre-recorded, others were live streamed, all were testament to the die-hards of…
I was honoured to be asked, and being the first person from an ethnic minority to fill the…
Who Is Black In UK? And Who Are The Beneficiaries Of Black Programmes And Funding? Version 2 Aug….
It’s hard to believe that just four years later the world appears to have made an about turn….
I now admit that whilst sensible on the surface, my comments lacked purpose, and a plan, and therefore…
Despite widespread denials of the ongoing significance of race, racism continues to underpin key socio-political events and to…
This quote is by one of my favourite heroines, Harriet Tubman. Tubman exhibits all the qualities I admire…
They duly and loyally responded to the “mother country”, many having served in the allied forces during that…
My brother and I first came to England in April 1962, when I was nine and he was…
I waited a little anxiously on the stage as the chair of the conference stood at the podium…
British history is part of a global story, one shaped by migration, race, and the legacies of imperialism….