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

23rd March 201921st March 2019 Josie McFarlane 156 Views 0 Comment #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

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Small Island and Long Song author dies aged 62

15th February 201918th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 510 Views 0 Comment #Windrush, Andrea Levy, author, black, community, Death, Long Song, Small Island, writer

British author Andrea Levy, whose award-winning novels captured the black British experience in the years after Windrush, has died at

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Lurine Cato – Chosen To Serve by Marlene Cato

24th November 201829th November 2018 Becky Wybrow 480 Views 0 Comment #South Africa, #Windrush, Amanda Holden, black, blood donors, christian, community, Faith, Give blood, God, Grenfell Memorial, industry, Lurine Cato, Marlene Cato, music, NHS, serve

Lurine Cato is proving why her track, ‘Chosen To Serve’, is so timely. Being an ambassador; singing at the Grenfell

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BAME activists announce Windrush National Day of Action to hold Tories to their promises

22nd November 201819th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 571 Views 0 Comment #Windrush, black, community, for Social Justice, Hebe Foundation, immigration legislation, OBV trustee David Weaver, Tory government, Windrush National Day of Action

The day will coincide with the United Nations International Day for Social Justice on Saturday February 23. A Windrush National

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Keep The Faith® calls for more Church and community funding – Windrush Compensation Scheme

19th November 201819th November 2018 admin 463 Views 0 Comment #Windrush, black, Black Church, compensation, Faith, Home office, keep the faith, scandal

On the 16th of November, Keep The Faith® magazine and our parent company (Diverse Media Group Ltd) submitted a response

Lifestyle

Camden’s Black History Month to mark Windrush migration

11th October 201810th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 551 Views 0 Comment #Blackhistorymonth, #Windrush, BHM, black, community, events, London

Camden’s month long celebration of the achievements and contributions of black people in the UK will include a special focus

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Westminster Abbey celebrates the Spirit of Windrush

29th August 201829th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 653 Views 0 Comment #Windrush, 70th anniversary, Bishop Blake, black, Caribbean people, christian, Church of England National Committee, Church of God in Christ UK, community, Empire Windrush, Evangelical Alliance, Faith, Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns, Pastor Agu Irukwu, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Reverend Canon Joel Edwards, Reverend Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Right Honourable Justin Welby, Sadiq Khan, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Thanksgiving, Theresa May MP, Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Westminster Abbey, windrush scandal

Over 2000 people, some representing three generations of Caribbean people in the UK, were present at a special Service of

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Downing Street reception to mark Windrush Day

13th August 201813th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 592 Views 0 Comment #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

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Hackney Council first to pass Windrush motion

10th August 201810th August 2018 admin 561 Views 0 Comment #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

Windrush scandal victims ‘gagged’ with non-disclosure agreement

6th August 20186th August 2018 admin 649 Views 0 Comment #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.

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Windrush compensation scheme launched

19th July 201819th July 2018 Shirley McGreal 908 Views 0 Comment #Commonwealthimmigration, #ElderlyCaribbean, #HomeOfficefailures, #Windrush, #WindrushChildren, #WindrushScandal, Theresa May

A consultation on the design of a future Windrush compensation scheme has been launched by the Home Secretary today (Thursday

Past Issues

Keep The Faith Issue 105 – Windrush@70

30th May 201816th August 2018 admin 2675 Views 0 Comment #Windrush, christian, Christianity, Faith, Issue 105, keep the faith, magazine, publication

Did you watch the Royal Wedding? What an amazing day. A mixed-race American, Black Gospel choirs, a fiery Black American

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Free Citizenship for the Windrush Generation

23rd April 2018 Shirley McGreal 1177 Views 0 Comment #citizenship #, #Windrush

Members of the Windrush generation who arrived in the UK before 1973 and have stayed to build a life here