Windrush Compensation Scheme – Addressing misleading media coverage by Martin Forde QC
In May 2018, I was appointed the Independent Adviser to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, as the Home Office recognised that
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Black history
The GIFT of Drawing on History – 30 Years of OUR ROOTS by Tayo Fatunla
OUR ROOTS has been a Black history cartoon column series featured in various publications at different times – and also
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Radar finds 145, mostly African American graves, buried under Florida school
The graves of 145 people have been discovered under a high school in Tampa, in the US state of Florida.
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Jeremy O Harris: ‘People say I wrote Slave Play for white people’
his fall, Jeremy O Harris wrestled with a problem unique to artists of color. He knew his Broadway debut, Slave Play, worked
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Jack London: Medals of GB’s first black Olympic star to be sold
The first Olympic medals to be won by a black British athlete have been put up for auction. Valued at
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Bristol’s black history studies ‘give pupils confidence
Pupils studying a new school curriculum about Bristol’s black history say the lessons have made them feel more “confident”. The
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Bristol University appoints History of Slavery professor
The University of Bristol has appointed its first Professor of the History of Slavery. Professor Olivette Otele, the UK’s first
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Black History: War memorial to black servicemen unveiled
A woman who lost her father and brothers in World War Two has won a 26-year campaign for a memorial
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Windrush Story of faith and love one West End stage set to sell out
With under two weeks to go Angie Le Mar’s hit gospel music Take Me Back is set to sell out
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Alumni and students help save a historic black church through song
Fifteen years ago, G. Kimball Hart ’70 B.A., ’80 M.P.P.M., walked into the Austin Grove Church in Bluemont, Virginia, for
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Nigerian art work sells for $1.4m after owners googled signature
A painting by the artist considered to be the father of Nigerian modernism has been bought for $1.4m (£1.1m) at
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£500,000 fund for Windrush Day Celebrations 2020 launched
Community groups across the country can bid for a share of £500,000 funding to celebrate the outstanding contribution of the
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How the Windrush Generation laid the foundation for UK gospel music by Roy Francis
Author Roy Francis gives insight into the role music played in the lives and worship styles of the Windrush Generation. On
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How history textbooks reflect America’s refusal to reckon with slavery
Textbooks have been slow to incorporate black humanity in their slavery narratives. And they still have a long way to
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Hit movie HERO announces first nation-wide screening dates
Following successful screenings in London, dates for nationwide screenings for the hit biopic Hero have been announced. Hero will hits cinemas across the country
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