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…
Opinion
The difficulties of securing funding as a person of colour – treading a different path
The problem with BAME is that it lumps everyone who’s non-white together in one category. Never mind if…
Interrogating The Language Of Identity And Decolonisation
Words are not merely tools to describe things, ideas or concepts. Words often come with loaded meaning. At…
Love without Borders
“be brave enough to fight against the cultural barriers that exist between communities when it comes to love…
MusicFootballFatherhood – Changing the perception of Black fatherhood
I’m a young, married, professional Black father. And I don’t exist. Back in 2017, I wrote about my…
They think it’s all over? Football’s response to Black Lives Matter
Football is faster than it has ever been today. That’s what you hear the old pros say. But…
Home Office needs to understand that Black Lives Matter
2020 was undoubtably annus horribilis for Britain‘s Windrush Generation and their descendants. It was soul destroying as systemic…
Could Racism Be Addressed Through Education?
In 2020, conversations on race relations and race related issues have come to the fore in light of…
Remembering Chadwick Boseman – A Superhero
From the day I heard it my life has taken on a special glow. I’ve grown in stature…
Virtual Caribbean Carnivals, Whatever next?!
Some of the virtual carnivals were pre-recorded, others were live streamed, all were testament to the die-hards of…
Simon Tse – We Need To Talk About Race. And Do Better.
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
Who Is Black In UK? And Who Are The Beneficiaries Of Black Programmes And Funding? Version 2 Aug….
Time to speak up: some necessary words about racism
It’s hard to believe that just four years later the world appears to have made an about turn….
BHM: More Than A Month
I now admit that whilst sensible on the surface, my comments lacked purpose, and a plan, and therefore…
Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools a report by Dr Remi Joseph-Salisbury and the Runnymede Trust
Despite widespread denials of the ongoing significance of race, racism continues to underpin key socio-political events and to…
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…
Lord Herman Ouseley
They duly and loyally responded to the “mother country”, many having served in the allied forces during that…
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…
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…
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….
