Category Archives: Black History

I’m breaking up with my shame, on Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Angela

There are studies that show what happens to couples on Valentine’s Day: the less attachment-avoidant among us fare better, as you might guess, and some of us break up. But what if the relationship is between a person and an … Continue reading →

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Black History Month, and David Olusoga

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Angela

October is Black History Month in the UK, but David Olusoga, historian and broadcaster, and many many others, including me, think it’s well past time that British history included everyone who’s part of the UK’s history wherever it’s taught, read … Continue reading →

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Windrush, 75 years on

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Angela

Seventy-five years ago, on 22 June 1948, HMT (His Majesty’s Transport) Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks, on the River Thames. She was named, as many empire ships were, for a British river, in her case the River Windrush, a … Continue reading →

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Blue Plaques for Black People: Nubian Jak Community Trust

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Angela

For this Black History month, here’s an organisation which celebrates Black history throughout the year and throughout the land. The Nubian Jak Community Trust (NCTJ) installs Blue Plaques to acknowledge and remember notable Black people. It was founded in 2006. … Continue reading →

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