Chief Takyi
To have the idea to stand up to your oppressors is one thing, but to follow through with your conviction is entirely another. This Storytime takes us to Ghana. Chief Takyi was a Fanti King from the Gold Coast and…
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#ENDSARS
For the past week the hashtags, #endsars #endsarsbrutality has been trending. What does it mean? SARS is The Special Anti Robbery Squad; it was founded in 1984. It was put into place to protect civilians from armed robbers. However, they…
The origins of Notting Hill Carnival
NHC Who declared that 2020 was going to be your year?! Who was going to have an all-out summer and have the Notting Hill Carnival to mark the end of an epic summer?! One global pandemic later, saw the end…
Storytime: Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole – 23 November 1805 – 14 May 1881 We wanted to showcase pioneers in Black British History. Starting with Mary Seacole who was a British-Jamaican Nurse who broke rules and prejudices to heal the wounded around the world.…
Black History Month
“Black History is torture porn” – Kanye West This quote was from my man Kanye West. But this was in his old testament phase as I like to call it, when he was producing tracks like All Falls Down, We…
Nigerian Independence
Nigeria declared independence from British rule on 1st October 1960. This was something that wasn’t taught in school, but as we know English History is somewhat skewed. However Nigerian Independence is celebrated as a National Holiday in Nigeria and celebrated…