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By Joy Sigaud These great powerful women of the ancient African continent continue to fascinate and intrigue. Whilst the world became obsessed with the findings and wonders of the pyramids and their contents the thousands of stories of the individual lives of these black people remain largely untaught, filtered and often biased. Kandake was the […]
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Windrush 2020 An excellent resource and teaching aid, authored by Kandace Chimbiri. Although written primarily for children, this well researched book has been lovingly prepared with illustrations and well chosen anecdotes from some of the Windrush passengers including the late Sam King, Allan Wilmot and Lord Kitchener. It is an easy read but lends itself […]
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Philip Stephen spent 15 years trying to secure British citizenship – despite arriving in the UK on a Commonwealth passport which stated he had the right to live and work in the country. Born in St Lucia, he travelled here with his seven-year-old sister in 1967, to join their parents in Huddersfield, where they had […]
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Joy Sigaud In support of the UN International Decade for People of African Descent, Borders Literature have created a children’s book club to be launched on 17th June 2020. A compilation of reading lists designed to educate and inspire children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old in the diasporas worldwide and cross […]
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Scotland’s top university, St Andrews, established in 1413, has formally apologised to the BAME community in the wake of worldwide protests lead by the Black Lives Matter movement. The protests began as an outright condemnation of the murder of Black man George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and has since seen a tidal wave of […]
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A woman of many talents, award winning descendant of the first Windrush pioneers, Joyce Fraser is the founder of the charity Black Heroes Foundation. Here she speaks frankly to Joy Sigaud about some of her personal experiences as a child of the Windrush Generation and the making of the acclaimed film, The Story of Sam […]
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By Joy Sigaud In 2018 I interviewed architect of the Hostile Environment programme former PM Theresa May about the policies and problems affecting some of the Windrush Generation and their descendants. Who would have thought that in 2020 we would be facing the same problems and even worse in some instances. People have now died, […]
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Windrush 2020 By Joy Sigaud Inspired by one of the shocking stories from the Windrush Scandal. After 50 years in the UK, Anthony Bryan, played by Patrick Robinson is wrongfully detained by the Home Office and threatened with deportation. BBC One Monday 8th June 8.30pm The turmoil and heartache of the Windrush Scandal goes […]
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Sponsored by Europe’s largest education union The NEU, Britain’s National Education Union have teamed up with Patrick Vernon, creator and founder of 100 Great Black Britons and launched a competition for school aged children. Once the preserve of a few, home schooling is now the norm during the Covid 19 pandemic lockdown and the competition […]
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Click on any photo courtesy Imperial War Museum and Recognize Black Heritage and Culture
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As Boris Johnson lights a solitary candle on the eve of VE Day in Westminster Abbey void of congregation, we await the thanksgiving service on this commemorative day. On this day, the 75th anniversary marking the of the end of WW2, it is a day that should have been filled with rejoicing and we will […]
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By Joy Sigaud COVID 19 – The British Black have a long charted history of contributing to major milestones in British society and must be acknowledged for their roles. Over 3.25million cases of Covid 19 worldwide. We have all seen the figures for Europe it’s always in the news but Africa, continent of a […]
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Black History Month always provides a fantastic opportunity for us to recognise the outstanding contributions people of African and Caribbean descent have made to our country over many generations. From business, law and education to technology, sport and the creative arts, Black British people continue to leave an indelible mark upon every sphere of […]
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As we prepare for Windrush Day Celebrations on 22nd June 2020, once again there is a plethora of events, tools and funds with something for everyone to celebrate as they see fit whether it be virtual of physical. Windrush Day means many things to many people and this year the Ministry of Housing and […]
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29th February 2020. Issue No. 2 What a start to the Year! The days are getting longer yet the early signs of spring are in the air. We’ve had the Oscars, the Bafta’s, controversy around both with Stormzy and Dave kicking up a storm, not to forget Black History Month USA which we have all […]
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