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….
Earl Cameron: British film and TV star actor dies aged 102
For decades the legendary British/Bermudian actor Earl Cameron CBE graced the stage and cinema screens with his presence…
The First Pan-African Conference
Organised primarily by the Trinidadian barrister Henry Sylvester Williams, it took place in Westminster Town Hall (now Caxton…
This Is About All Of Us
In the Vice-Chancellor’s recent statement, Professor Van de Noort condemned the racist violence that led to the death…
Haile Selassie – King, God or Redeemer?
Think about Rastafari and you’ll immediately conjure images of the charismatic reggae master Bob Marley and his headful…
Time to prevent our UK police service morphing into a US-style police force
In the United Kingdom, the institution of policing is praised around the world for its service style of…
Statue campaign for dropped black player
Picked in 1925, Jack Leslie would have been the first black player to play for England, 53 years…
WATCH: Leah Music – ‘A Letter to the World’
At 16 years old, Leah Music has made a major impact over recent weeks after she shared an…
Dear British Black People,
Yes – as Boris Johnson strops about statues rather than people (echoing Trump’s formal defence of confederate statues…
BHM: More Than A Month
I now admit that whilst sensible on the surface, my comments lacked purpose, and a plan, and therefore…
Over thirty years ago, Len Garrison, co-founder of Black Cultural Archives, asked the question “Where are our Heroes, Martyrs and Monuments?”
Our archive collection is now one of the most comprehensive collections that document the history and cultural heritage…
The Colonisation of Kenya
Little is known of the early history of Kenya’s interior, except that peoples from all over the African…
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…
Rastafari Culture
When one does this they run into many problems. This is because Rastafari is much more than a…
History of Jamaica
About 600 CE the culture known as the “Redware people” arrived; little is known of them, however, beyond…
#BlackEducationMatters .- Virtual Protest
On Saturday June 27th at 2PM BST, following our previous London Black Lives Matter virtual protest that enabled…
RAF Museum at Cosford and London to reopen Monday 6 July
Following recent advice from the Government and Public Health England, the RAF Museum is pleased to announce that…
I’m not your n****: Young people launch hard hitting website on race
Today www.imnotyour.co.uk is launched, revealing the attitudes of a group of young Londoners, from Bollo Brook, West Acton,…
Brendon Batson recalls his younger years in England on National Windrush Day 202
My brother and I first came to England in April 1962, when I was nine and he was…
Windrush Day In Bristol
They played a pivotal role in rebuilding our country, and our city. They made Bristol their home –…
