1968 Race Relations Act: Reflections of a Windrush Descendant
My parents and extended family were among the group of immigrants in the 1960s for whom attempts were…
My parents and extended family were among the group of immigrants in the 1960s for whom attempts were…
The power of an archives is how it relates to our identity and community, and how we understand…
With the recent revelations by David Olusaga’s BBC documentary ‘The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files’ found evidence of…
I was born and raised in the city but still people will often ask where I am ‘really’…
Evening all where do we start then. I was born in the East End of London in 1938….
I was aware that I had a right to be here and an entitlement to exist. Now, I…
“On 22 June 2019, Theresa May, Britain’s acting Prime Minister, announced that London Waterloo Station had “been confirmed…
My name is Stuart Lawrence and I am the younger brother of Stephen Lawrence (13th September 1974 –…
To be confronted with the option of having to walk away from a major league at a time…
The photograph that has launched fierce multi-faceted debates, bringing uncomfortable views to the surface causing us all to…
Hey loves, happy Women’s History Month! This March, I hope we each take a little extra time to…
It is 20 years since the publication of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report. Barbara Cohen discrimination lawyer and…
In the early 20th century, fashioned black people were often portrayed in an intentionally demeaning light as mammies,…
The public is being asked to nominate a new face for the £50.00 note. The current for runners…
So, after getting over the utter shock of being nominated and awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2018…
Black History Month BHM in the UK has a number of detractors, who point out that every month…
The way that I was taught black history in secondary school followed a certain formula. Slavery, Emancipation and…
In addition to remembering those ancestors that paved and solidified our path for many generations to come is…
Black British history seems to have gone astray. Every year during October, the British Black History month, we…
In the 1970s, the Black and White Minstrel Show and Love Thy Neighbour were popular Saturday night entertainment….