Queen Victoria’s grandmother
Sorry if this is well known already, but Queen Victoria’s grandmother was of black ancestry, being directly descended…
Letters
Dear British Black People,
Yes – as Boris Johnson strops about statues rather than people (echoing Trump’s formal defence of confederate statues…
VOICES
My maternal grandparents were born in Jamaica but my mother was born here. Am I entitled to Jamaica…
Open letter to Black LGBT people in Britain and beyond ahead of UK Black Pride 2018
You’re a Black woman in a workplace in London being told to ‘calm down’ as you do your…
WATCH: Celebrating the Life of Stewart Tippett and the History of Soul
Stewart didn’t know his mother when he was a child and was brought up in care, and then…
A CROCODILE EATS THE SUN
I have considered contacting the organisers of Black History Month for many years but have never had the…
Why We Feature A Plethora Of Political Figures
Black people (from African and Caribbean backgrounds) make up around 12% of the national population here in the…
The stories that matter in Black History Month
Mental health is stigmatising already, but if you are from a black or ethnic minority its weight can…
Help wanted in Manchester: Research in ‘oral history’ about Afro-Caribbean food.
I’m currently working on the project for my master’s final dissertation in modern history. I would like to…
