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Church apologises publicly to Windrush Generation member

29th October 202026th October 2020 Josie McFarlane 147 Views 0 Comments Apology, Black history, Black Lives Matter, church, Racism, Windrush generation

On October 25, St Paul’s church in Clapham, south London hosted a special service during it’s annual Dedication Festival to

Feature

How the Windrush Generation laid the foundation for UK gospel music by Roy Francis

11th September 20199th September 2019 Becky Wybrow 1448 Views 0 Comments Black history, Gospel music, Roy Francis, Windrush generation

Author Roy Francis gives insight into the role music played in the lives and worship styles of the Windrush Generation. On

Lifestyle

Communities across the country given £500,000 to commemorate Windrush generation

23rd March 201921st March 2019 Josie McFarlane 841 Views 0 Comments #Windrush, black, Black history, Carnival, christian, Commemorate, communities, community, Faith, funding, help, History, Support, Windrush generation

Communities across the country will receive a share of £500,000 to educate, commemorate and celebrate the outstanding contribution of the

News

£500,000 fund launched to celebrate Windrush Generation throughout the year

1st December 201829th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 1565 Views 0 Comments black, christian, community, fund, government, local councils, Money, Windrush generation

Thousands of communities across the country will have the opportunity to bid for a share of £500,000 of new funding

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Downing Street reception to mark Windrush Day

13th August 201813th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 2914 Views 0 Comments #Windrush, 10 Downing Street, 1948, 22nd June, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Alford Gardner, Baroness Patricia Scotland, Black Attorney General, Britain’s Black Community, Caribbean communities, Caribbean people, Daniel Tulloch, deeply sorry, Diverse Media Group, Floella Benjamin; Bishop Joe Aldred; Juliet Fletcher, Gospel Music Industry Alliance; Vanessa Kingorie MBE, Great Britain, Home office, Karen Gibson, keep the faith, national day, NHS, Paulette Simpson, Prime Minister, Rev Ronald Nathan, Royal Wedding, Shirley McGreal, Stand by Me, the Kingdom Choir, The Voice, The Windrush, Theresa May, Vogue, Windrush Day, Windrush fiasco, Windrush generation, windrush scandal, Windsor Castle

The great and the good within Britain’s Black community attended a special reception held at 10 Downing Street to commemorate

News UK

Hackney Council first to pass Windrush motion

10th August 201810th August 2018 DTadmin 1201 Views 0 Comments #Windrush, 1948, 1971, 22 June, 70th anniversary, Afri-Caribbean, Britain, British citizenship, Carole Williams, central Government, commonwealth, Council Meeting, Criminalisation, employment, Ethnic, ethnicity, government, Hackney, Hackney Council, hostile environment, local authority, naturalisation, NHS, Patrick Vernon, policy, Prime Minister, proactive assistance, public enquiry, scandal, Skills and Human Resources, Speakers Parlour, Windrush Day, Windrush families, Windrush generation, windrush scandal

Hackney Council has become the first local authority in the UK to pass a motion regarding the Windrush Generation, pledging

Health News

Black people more likely to develop dementia, new study finds

9th August 20189th August 2018 DTadmin 1964 Views 0 Comments Alzheimer’s Research UK, black, Black people, cardiovascular disease, Clinical Epidemiology, community, dementia, dementia diagnosis, Dr Alison Evans, Dr Claudia Cooper, Dr Tra My Pham, Health inequalities, King's College London, memory loss, memory problems, thinking skills, University College London, Wesley Dowridge, Windrush generation

‘Black people I know have been reluctant to seek help for memory problems because of worries about being treated fairly, or

Windrush scandal victims ‘gagged’ with non-disclosure agreement

6th August 20186th August 2018 DTadmin 1143 Views 0 Comments #Windrush, Christina Blacklaws, community, compensation, David Lammy, embarrassment, gagged, Home office, home secretary, Mr Javid, non-disclosure agreement, promise, Sajid Javid, scandal, The Independent, Windrush generation, windrush scandal, Windrush taskforce, Yvette Cooper

The Home Office is “gagging” victims of the Windrush scandal in return for fast-track compensation, sparking accusations that Sajid Javid has broken a promise to MPs.