A reading list of books related to the ongoing Black presence in Britain, Slavery, colonialism and black Settlement in the U.K The list is by no means exhaustive! Books about Black British History Staying Power-The History of Black people in Britain by Peter Fryer (Pluto Press 1984) Black England-Life before Emancipation by Gretchen Gerzina (John Murray,1995) Black Settlers in Britain 1555-1958 by ...

When the Government of the day start to role out their ministers, in defence of a topic that they have already managed to largely keep out of the mainstream agenda, you know something's afoot.  Perhaps they sense that restless educators and equality campaigners see right through their piecemeal offerings on black British history. In recent weeks ...

It was during the War of Independence in the colony of America that Britain gained herself these unlikely allies. Black loyalists fought for Britain against the American colonists. Free blacks were joined by thousands of slaves who had been promised freedom and land by Britain if they joined in this battle. The idea of British ...

It is fitting that on Carnival Tuesday we should be writing to set the record straight and put down an accurate historical record. Ever since the end of Peoples War Carnival Band in 1998 there has been continuing confusion about our involvement with Peoples World. This situation continues until today . We have told the people ...

Contributed Email from Historian Jeffrey Green African American Fugitive My latest entry on my website (put  Jeffrey Green Historian  into your search engine) is page 107 and concerns fugitive slave John Anderson who killed a man in Missouri in 1853 en route to freedom in Canada. In 1860-1861 the legal arguments over extradition attracted a lot of ...

The excerpt below is taken from a London diary. It outlines the treatment of African American soldiers in England during WW2. American Soliders Assault West Indian The village hall is large and pleasant, and the Clerk of the Council, who sat at the receipt of custom and kept a fatherly eye on everything, is an efficient and ...

No Justice – No Peace: By Lee Pinkerton.  Original article published on The Blak Watch Looking at the Stephen Lawrence verdict and racial justice in Britain. “There’s no such thing as freedom in this country for a Black man. There’s no such thing as justice in this country for a Black man.” Malcolm X “I had to go to ...

Lee Jasper was responsible for the development, enactment and promotion of equalities policies for the GLA and its functional bodies. He has corporate responsibility for the development and delivery of anti discriminatory policies aimed at ensuring equality in employment practices and service delivery. Jasper was also responsible for advising the Mayor on policing issues and at ...

REMINDER The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) wants to increase the number of enquiries applications from and award more grants to black, Asian and minority ethnic led organisations. As part of the work to achieve this, the HLF Wales team is holding workshops specifically aimed at BAME led groups. The workshops will be a great opportunity to ...

Six Towns One City Carnival Association Fundraising Event Organisers of Stoke-on-Trent’s biggest free community event have launched a fundraising campaign to secure its future. Six Towns One City Carnival Association Fundraising Event Voluntary group Six Towns One City Carnival Association (STOCCA) will stage the first Carnival Jamdown, a night of Reggae, Soul, R & B, and Salsa on ...

GEOSCIENCE MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTING BLACK BRITISH CAREER ACCESS AND CONTINUITY Consultant Geologist, Toyin Solanke, from West Norwood in London, began a 5½ week Churchill Travelling Fellowship (www.wcmt.org.uk) to the USA. The aim of her Fellowship was to participate in outreach development and delivery initiatives in the USA, which will contribute to developing the Urban Geology ...

Jessica Ennis is an English Athlete from the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire. Jessica was born on 28 January 1986 is one of two daughters of Vinnie Ennis and Alison Powell and has a younger sister named Carmel.  Jessica is of mixed parentage, her father Vinnie was originally from Jamaica and her mother was a social worker ...