Andy Hamilton Saxophonist, composer and bandleader
In 1949, the Jamaican tenor saxophonist Andy Hamilton, faced a dilemma. As a musician he had reached the…
Black History Features
15 Black Dancers who Changed American Dance
February is recognised as Black History Month in the United States. Since the country’s bicentennial in 1976, Black…
Black British Swing: Caribbean Contribution to British Jazz in the 1930s and 1940s
To jazz followers, however, it meant the arrival of Jamaican alto saxophonist, Joe Harriott and other modern musicians…
Rosa Parks – The mother of the modern day civil rights movement
Rosa Louise Parks was nationally recognized as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in America….
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 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…
