Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Proclaiming a black nationalist “Back to Africa” message, Garvey and the UNIA established 700 branches in thirty-eight states…
Black History Features
Black troops were welcome in Britain, but Jim Crow wasn’t: the race riot of one night in June 1943
Bullet holes found in the wood surrounds of the NatWest Bank in Bamber Bridge, in Lancashire in the…
WATCH: The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s inauguration ceremony was a star-studded affair, with the likes of Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez stepping…
Amanda Gorman, Hardly an Overnight Sensation
Last week 22 year old Amanda Gorman delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of U.S….
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…
WATCH: Liverpool’s Hidden Horrors of Slavery
With Liverpool City Council about to unveil a selection of information plaques on a handful of streets connected…
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND by Feyisayo Anjorin
One minute, we watch your footprints in the sand, The next, we stop and stare and see you…
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…
Community Heroes of the Past: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther
Since its formation in 1532 under the guide of King Henry VIII, the Anglican Church has been a…
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….
Sergeant Nikanori Oming – The Unforgettable WWII hero from Uganda, East Africa
Most of his siblings died as infants, so only two of them survived, him and his sister Apio….
The British Army – A LEGACY OF VALOUR
Black History Month 2018 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Armistice; a fitting time to reflect on…
Barnardo’s helpline for Black and Asian children, young people and families affected by Covid-19.
Official statistics show Black people are over four times more likely to die from COVID-19 related illnesses than…
Kamala Harris – the first elected black woman in the White House
Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for President of the United States on 21 January 2019 at Howard University….
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…
Joyce Forbes photo-story HERE AM I
Her father was a farmer, her mother was a shopkeeper and a ‘higgler’, taking the farm produce to…
