On Thursday 12th August Dr Zoe Williams appeared live on This Morning for an interview with hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langford. Over her video call to the studio, Dr Zoe’s segment was “how your health can be benefited from…
This was a great book to continue my reading of James Baldwin. This book shows his range as a great writer to me, as previously I was only accustomed to seeing Baldwin write and talk about the civil rights movement.…
“We have been sent by this great God to ask you to leave your wicked ways and false Gods and turn to Him so that you may be saved when you die.” Things Fall Apart For those as curious as…
Unfortunately we’ve had to add an asterisk to the title, as Jack Leslie was not officially England’s first black footballer. He wasn’t allowed because of the colour of his skin. Today we are dismayed and appalled at the treatment given…
There are so many reasons to celebrate this summer; Lockdown restrictions are easing, the Euros arrived, and although England didn’t win, we still had a fantastic tournament. However, this achievement has been overshadowed by racism. Another summer, another few months…
It is known that the colonisers used Christianity as a means to colonising the continent of Africa. But what isn’t well-known are the Bible passages used to ‘justify’ slavery. In the book of Genesis, Noah put a curse on his…
Today is Sickle Cell Awareness Day. It is the fastest growing genetic disorder in the UK, with approximately 300 babies born with the disorder each year. We wanted to raise awareness on such an important issue. Evan Smith Evan Smith…
“Our regret is that it has taken so long for this injustice to be remedied.” The relationship with the Police and people of colour never started on a good foot. In Southern America, 1903, white men were employed to ‘police’…
Culture Tree is an educational resource organisation committing to create opportunities to learn and experience African culture. They host a YouTube channel called Yoruba Stars, which teaches young children the Yoruba language. Culture Tree shared tweets that a British brand…
Nannie Helen Boroughs was born around the 1880s in Orange, Virginia. Her parents were formerly enslaved and her father sadly died whilst she was young. This led to her and her mother relocating to Washington D.C. Nannie was a bright…
