Military Archives – Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

Windrush man who served in British army for nine years told there is no record of him

24th January 202024th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 640 Views 0 Comments BAME, black man, BME, Caribbean, community, help, Military, Support, windrush

A Windrush man who was told the UK government had no record of him despite having spent nearly a decade serving in

News

Doris Miller: US Navy aircraft carrier to honour black sailor

21st January 202020th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 546 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black history, Black soldier, Doris Miler, Military, Navy, US

The US Navy is to name its new aircraft carrier after a black sailor who fought in World War II.

Lifestyle

Christian RAF Veteran Receives HCAP Award of Honour

23rd November 201922nd November 2019 Josie McFarlane 695 Views 0 Comments awards, christian, Christianity, Faith, God, HCAP, Honour, Military, Pilot, RAF, RAF Veteran, Remember

Former RAF Flight Lieutenant Stuart King FRAeS [97] has received the Award of Honour from The Honourable Company of Air

News

Remembrance Sunday 2019: How should you wear a poppy?

10th November 20197th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 896 Views 0 Comments Military, Poppy, Remembrance Day 2019, Remembrance Sunday, World War

The red poppy is the most popular flower to wear during Remembrance Day because it grows wild in many fields

Lifestyle

Black History: War memorial to black servicemen unveiled

4th November 20194th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 480 Views 0 Comments Black history, black servicemen, memorial, Military, remembrance, Soldiers

A woman who lost her father and brothers in World War Two has won a 26-year campaign for a memorial

Editors' Picks Lifestyle

West Point is about to graduate its largest class of black women

18th May 201916th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 955 Views 0 Comments African American, Black Women, Diversity, Military

History in the making: These cadets will be among 34 African-American women who will graduate with the Class of 2019

Guest Bloggers

The World Wars were not ‘white’ wars. The interfaith community must make sure that BAME soldiers are honoured and remembered

12th February 201911th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 5078 Views 0 Comments #Honoured, Babar Raja, BAME soldiers, black, black soldiers, christian, church, community, Faith, interfaith, Military, Remember, war

Looking through the history books on World War I and II, you could be forgiven for thinking that only white

News

Colombia Farc: Dissident leader Rodrigo Cadete killed in military operation

3rd February 20193rd February 2019 Josie McFarlane 585 Views 0 Comments Colombia, community, Farc, killed, leader, Military, operation, Rodrigo Cadete

The Colombian military says it has killed one of the leaders of a faction of Farc rebels who have refused

Lifestyle

Harlem Hellfighters: The black soldiers who brought jazz to Europe

8th January 20197th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 611 Views 0 Comments black, Black music, Entertainment, Europe, Hellfighters, Jazz, Military, music, soldier

World War One brought many social changes – not least, the introduction of jazz to Europe. Thanks to a black

Lifestyle

Royal Marines’ Christmas gift for arthritis boy

22nd December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 967 Views 0 Comments arthritis, Christmas gift, experience, health, Malachi Neat, Military, Royal Marines

Royal Marine commandos have given an early Christmas surprise to a 14-year-old boy who has arthritis in his eyes. Malachi Neat,

News

First Sikh and Muslim padres join the military

20th December 201817th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 1331 Views 0 Comments black, British RAF, Chaplain, community, Diversity, Ethnic, Faith, Military, Ministry of Defence, MOD, Sikh and Muslim padres

In a first for the British military, a Sikh and Muslim padre have become part of the Royal Air Force’s

News

US to cut African troops amid focus on Russia and China

17th November 201816th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 940 Views 0 Comments Africa, Army, black, Cutbacks, cutting troops, jobs, Military, Navy, RAF, resources, Russia, US Government

The US is cutting hundreds of troops in Africa as it focuses on countering threats from Russia and China. Around

Interviews

Sherry Ann Dixon – A long journey home

31st August 201830th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 7297 Views 0 Comments Assertive Training, Beauty Edito, Black people, BOAC plane, Brownie, Caribbean, celebrity make-up artist, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Confidence Building, cosmetologist, Downing Street, educating women, england, Georgetown, Guyana, House of Lords, keep the faith, leukemia, Military, mother, motivational speaker, Pride Magazine, qualified lecturer, Saint Lucia, SHE Caribbean, Sherry ann Dixon, Spirit, Trinidad, United Nations, Windrush era

Many Black people in the 1960s came to England as children, sent on their own to join family members in

News

MOSUL: Military campaign may be over but thousands still in need

17th July 2017 Mariah 1563 Views 0 Comments campaign, camps, city, civilians, destroyed, emergency, fled, grants, humanitarian, Iraqis, Military, Mosul, organisations, pray, psycholosocial, reality, safe, salesmen, Support, Tearfund, violent

The violent recapturing of Mosul may have come to its gritty conclusion, but for hundreds of thousands of Iraqis the

News

Celebrating 100 years of women’s contribution to UK Armed Forces

30th June 2017 Mariah 1787 Views 0 Comments anniversary, Army, British, contribution, dedicated, Event, legion, memorial, Military, Royal, UK, women

The Royal British Legion is calling on the nation to join forces with them as the charity celebrates 100 years

← Previous