Mary Wilson, One of the Original Members of the Supremes, Dies at 76
As a founding member of the Supremes, a key to the success of Motown Records, Mary Wilson died…
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The Sickle Cell Society launch digital exhibition on Sickle Cell at BCA
The Sickle Cell Society launches 2021 with an exploratory exhibition on the history of Sickle Cell, the NHS…
Unanimous Luton Council agreement for community’s Black Lives Matter action plan
Black community activists and leaders have welcomed Luton Council’s unanimous approval of a binding policy motion designed to…
Freedom – A New Jerusalem -An interview with Jon Scott
Celebrated singer and multi-instrumentalist Jon Scott is releasing a brand new EP entitled Freedom – A New Jerusalem….
Historic moment as first slave owner name removed from Hackney gardens
The name of a slave owner has been removed from entrance signs to a Hackney park in the…
Rationale For Devising The 100 Books In 5 Minutes Test
Rationale For Devising The 100 Books In 5 Minutes Test I’m writing this post mainly for two reasons…
My 2020 Reflections by Donna Fraser
In December 2018, Croydon Borough Council awarded her the Freedom of the Borough, the highest civic honour a…
The Rise of Systemic Racism in Europe
The first quarter of this year saw the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in China which spread to…
There Are Some Encouraging Moves To Do With British African History In Academia, But Can What Is Happening On The Community Level Be Ignored?
“Be not arrogant because of your knowledge. Take counsel with the ignorant as well as with the wise….
Applications for THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF are NOW open!
Are you in loaf with baking? Could you be in the class of 2021? Applications for THE GREAT…
BTWSC/African Histories Revisited Return To Deliver Monday Xtra History Plus Sessions In Nov.- Dec.
Pan-London voluntary group BTWSC/African Histories Revisited and related associations expect to productively occupy your Mondays in November to…
WATCH: I’m a housing service officer working in North London; my great great grandfather once ruled a nation
“My mother’s family are part of what was originally the Aksumite Empire, which became the Ethiopian Empire or,…
Black Female Ownership
My Grandmother flew over from Jamaica to honour the Queens request for more key workers. Grandma was only…
New Petition started for UK Black History Museum
After a summer of traumatic events and the end of another black history month, what has changed? An…
How a new kind of trade union is helping to tackle racism in the 21st century – An interview with Chris Knight
Community describes itself as the modern union for a changing world. The union was formed following an amalgamation…
Why, I am not celebrating Black History Month.
I grew up in Britain, but I have always been very much connected to my Lozi (western Zambia)…
My Cloned Racial Experience
“Black people were forced to revisit their reality, there were fall outs on social media, people breaking down…
Beyond Black and Proud
For many 2020 was set to be a big year, there was something about entering a new decade…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH – A BEGINNING AND NOT AN END
“This is the era of Black Lives Matter” What does October mean to you – clocks going…
BLACK HISTORY – 12 MONTHS OF EVERY YEAR…
Black History Month 2020 has been identified by many as the most important month in the 33 years…
