An Adopters story
I reside in west London and used to be a foster carer. When one of the children (with…
Black History Features
When Frederick Douglass Came to Rochdale A Slave and Left A Free Man.
Frederick Douglass drew himself up to his height of just over 6 feet, looked out over the packed…
The White Knight Box A West Indian Journey
Even the very real threat of German U-Boats couldn’t deter him, anywhere was better than small-island, no-opportunity, boring…
WATCH: Black & British The Futz Butler feat. Tony D
This October, veteran British battle rapper Tony D has collaborated with bespoke London sound house The Futz Butler…
WATCH: Caribbean Community Service and Sacrifice
“I was born in Woolwich, east London, to West Indian parents who had migrated to Britain in the…
Tony Fairweather’s debut novel Twenty Eight Pounds Ten Shillings: A Windrush Story
It is 1948, and post-war Britain is on her knees. The call has gone out to the British…
The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963
The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 arose from the refusal of the Bristol Omnibus Company to employ black…
Billy Strachan (1921- 1998)
Born in Jamaica as William Arthur Watkin Strachan, Billy left school in December 1939 with a desire to…
English rugby is getting less white, but not much less posh
Bleary-eyed English rugby fans crowed into pubs around Twickenham last Saturday to watch England v Wales, one of the…
To end racial discrimination, we must start in the workplace
Many of us will have made New Year’s Resolutions this year. Some of us will take up new…
WATCH: Malcolm X. Oxford University Union Debate in1964
In November 1964, Malcolm X ended a tour of Africa, where he had passed through a dozen different…
Patrick Nelson (1916-1963)
His mother was Gertrude Nelson. Patrick first came to Britain in 1937 after training as a hotel valet…
David Oluwale: New Leeds bridge named after race harassment victim
Work has started on a Leeds footbridge commemorating a man who died after being racially harassed by police….
How Olive Morris Fought for Black Women’s Rights in Britain
Overlooked No More: How Olive Morris Fought for Black Women’s Rights in Britain. In the 27 years, she…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu in his own words
He did not hesitate to use humour and anger to express his values and outrage. Black History…
Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu (1931-2021)
Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu was the smiling and laughing South African archbishop whose irrepressible personality won him…
The World remembers Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
He gained prominence through his work as a human rights campaigner. In 1984, he was awarded the Nobel…
Half a million streams for Bianca Rose
In 2017 British/Jamaican/Nigerian singer-songwriter Bianca Rose released her debut album ‘No Fear Here’, which has to date received…
WATCH: Stunned silence
This incredible level of competition and commitment – over one of the greatest seasons ever – was always…
Ariyon Bakare – From the East End to the National Theatre.
He grew up in the East End of London and was brought up by his Nigerian father. After…
