Black Caesar
September 19th is officially ‘Talk like a Pirate Day’. Who comes up with this for real haha! I’m not going to talk like a pirate, however I will tell you about Black Caesar. The notorious pirate who terrorised the seven…
Month July 2020
Slavery and The Royal Navy
“You are to use every means in your power to prevent a continuance of the traffic in slaves.” Commodore Sir George Ralph Collier Slavery was one of Britain’s biggest earners, and there were many opposers in the country who did…
Statues Part 1
These past few months have been crazy to say the least. Following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, there have been worldwide protests at the treatment of black people and the inequalities we face are also coming to…
The Immigration Act
Although Black unemployment was high around 1920, the UK authorities made it harder for blacks to gain employment. A measure was put in place that would later be manifested as the Immigration Acts of 1962, 1965, 1968 and 1971. The…
This is Why Representation Matters
Do you remember the Italian FA’s campaign to combat racism? They launched this after a number of the black players in the league spoke out about the increasing number of racist taunts suffered when playing. I strongly believe that when…
Crongton Knights – Alex Wheatle
In order to write my book, I read a lot of non fiction to get resources and background to the subjects that I wrote about… and I’m not going to lie, that stuff hurt my head sometimes. It felt like…
Children of Virtue and Vengeance – Tomi Adeyemi
The long awaited sequel to one of my favourite reads, Children of Blood and Bone. I don’t know if it was just me, but this book felt so short! Maybe it was because I could not put it down, and…
East of Acre Lane – Alex Wheatle
“A violent oppressor only takes notes of violence, not words.” I find this quote very interesting as it represents two sides of a debate that I frequently have with friends when discussing the movement which is happening at the moment.…
SAFE: Black Men Reclaiming Space – Derek Owusu
It really grinds my gears when I hear people question if Britain is racist, or if there is ‘still’ racism in Britain? There has always been racism in Britain. Before I was alive and no doubt when I’m gone too.…
Pele
“His great secret was improvisation. He had an extraordinary perception of the game” Carlos Alberto Torres QUESTION: Who is the greatest ever footballer? Everyone has their own opinion, unfortunately I never made the list. I would’ve made it if it…