Month April 2021

Master Juba

Let me introduce you to William Henry Lane, the inventor of tap dancing. William Henry Lane was born circa 1825, in Rhode Island America. He was taught to dance by Uncle Jim Lowe – a prominent jig and reel dancer.…

Why Are Black People Going Missing?

We are still reeling over the death of Richard Okorogheye, who was reported missing on March 22nd. When his mother Evidence Joel first notified the police that Richard hadn’t come home she was chillingly told “What makes you think we…

Stephen Lawrence Day

28 years ago today, Stephen Lawrence’s life was tragically cut short. The former Prime Minister Theresa May declared on this day in 2019 would now be known as Stephen Lawrence Day. Stephen was a Black teenager who lived with his…

Black Unemployment

40 years ago was the anniversary of the Brixton Riots or the Brixton Uprising. The riot was a tipping point of the frustration that young Black people were feeling. Unemployment in Brixton was at 13% whilst 50% of young Black…

Growing up with racism.

Ahead of writing the book, we carried out focus groups and asked them when they first experienced racism, and what were some of their experiences? People who do not experience racism felt that racism disappeared after the 90s. So much…

At Work

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…