My 2020 Reflections by Donna Fraser
In December 2018, Croydon Borough Council awarded her the Freedom of the Borough, the highest civic honour a…
Opinion
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…
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…
Why, I am not celebrating Black History Month.
I grew up in Britain, but I have always been very much connected to my Lozi (western Zambia)…
My Cloned Racial Experience
“Black people were forced to revisit their reality, there were fall outs on social media, people breaking down…
Beyond Black and Proud
For many 2020 was set to be a big year, there was something about entering a new decade…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH – A BEGINNING AND NOT AN END
“This is the era of Black Lives Matter” What does October mean to you – clocks going…
BLACK HISTORY – 12 MONTHS OF EVERY YEAR…
Black History Month 2020 has been identified by many as the most important month in the 33 years…
Reflections of 2020 from author and poet Suzy Rowland
Growing up in a mainly white area of Birmingham in the 1970s, a child of 2nd generation immigrants…
Black History Month are proud to announce a new and exciting partnership with Beyond Black
Beyond Black is a style and empowerment brand that seeks to inspire and uplift black women. Initiated by…
Confronting Afriphobia.
British society, with its organisations, establishments and those who lead them, cannot change the past. They could however…
Why is there a lack of BAME referees in the Premier League?
In the 2019-20 season, there was not a single Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) referee in the…
My personal reflection on the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement during Lockdown 2020
“Race doesn’t really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don’t have that…
The march of the Far-Right in the penal system
The Professional Trades Union for Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers (POA) is the largest UK union in…
Allyship – A Simple Act of Solidarity
Looking back, I never made a conscious decision to become an ally to the BAME community (as no one…
The difficulties of securing funding as a person of colour – treading a different path
The problem with BAME is that it lumps everyone who’s non-white together in one category. Never mind if…
Interrogating The Language Of Identity And Decolonisation
Words are not merely tools to describe things, ideas or concepts. Words often come with loaded meaning. At…
MusicFootballFatherhood – Changing the perception of Black fatherhood
I’m a young, married, professional Black father. And I don’t exist. Back in 2017, I wrote about my…
They think it’s all over? Football’s response to Black Lives Matter
Football is faster than it has ever been today. That’s what you hear the old pros say. But…
