Category History

All stories relating to historical moments that aren’t Storytimes

Mary Prince

Storytime – The first Black female to publish a book in England Mary was born in Bermuda 1788 to enslaved parents. Not long after Mary was born, she along with her mother were sold to a Mr Captain Darrel Williams.…

Samuel Jules Celestine Edwards

Storytime This post is dedicated to the UK’s first Black editor and one of the UK’s first Pan Africanists, Samuel Jules Celestine Edwards. Samuel was the youngest of nine children, born to French speaking parents on the Caribbean island of…

Ghana Must Go!

If they don’t leave, they should be arrested, tried and sent back to their homes. Illegal immigrants, under normal circumstances, should not be given any notice whatsoever Shehu Shagari Who recognises these bags?  These bags were a constant fixture in…