#blackbritishhistory

[ceceilsdaughter]

WAKE WORK: “a mode of inhabiting and rupturing this epistemology with our known lived and un/imaginable lives.” Christina Sharpe uses the ‘wake,’ in all it’s definitions to explore the legacies of slavery and how they manifest. Wake wake offers a way forward, a way to dismantle the signifiers of race (Stuart Hall) so we can create a new analytic to imagine new ways to live as legacies of slavery. My copy tells it’s own story I guess - some pages underlined with definitions and reminders and exclamation points. Other pages I am silent - depending on my whereabouts I’m either swallowing tears or allowing them to fall. In essence this book broke and mended me. Or maybe it answered questions that I didn’t know I should be asking. Either way, it spoke to my Blackness, me as a legacy of slavery - in my womanhood, motherhood, sexuality and offered the creative in me a way forward. But. How does wake work survive? As a writer how does my wake work survive publication and marketing strategies in British publishing? It’s a question (and a book) I’ll refer to often. #phdjourney #phd #phdlife #phdlife #blackbritish #blackbritishhistory #blackbritishculture #blackbritishwomen #christinasharpe #wakework https://www.instagram.com/p/ChRHkvhqAqG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brentfashioningourhistory]

The SS Empire #Windrush arrived at Tilbury docks in 1948 carrying passengers from the #Caribbean. Invited by Britain to assist with post-war reconstruction, many of this generation resided in #Brent, becoming part of the fabric of the borough with a lasting legacy. This #WindrushDay take the opportunity to explore some fantastic @brentmuseumandarchives e-collections of widely varying recommended reads as we honour the British Caribbean community and the half a million people who travelled to the UK after the Second World War. Explore the BTCOTC exhibition to learn more about Brents Windrush communities - link in bio. #Windrush #WindrushGeneration #WindrushDay2022 #Caribbean #BlackBritishHistory #LocalHistory Posted @withregram • @brentcultureservice @brentmuseumandarchives (at Brent Museum and Archives) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfOKPisN_8G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mrsm-h]

Today is Windrush Day.

A day for celebrating the men and women who came to Britain to help a post war Britain get back on it's feet.

The day derives it's name from the Empire Windrush,which 74 years ago dropped anchor in the Tilbury Docks with 1027 passengers from the Caribbean.

Windrush Day should be a day of celebration. However, for so many it is also a day tinged with frustration and sadness. Four years after the Windrush scandal broke thousands are still waiting for the Government to pay the compensation due to them

Out of 15000 claims, less than 7% have received their compensation payment. The Home Office Windrush Team is severely under staffed which means there is little hope of the process being sped up.

In addition to this, Journalist Amelia Gentleman has written an article in which she reports: 'A suppressed report on the Windrush scandal has concluded that its origins lie in three decades of racist immigration legislation designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population.

It found that the “deep-rooted racism of the Windrush scandal” had roots in the fact that “during the period 1950-1981, every single piece of immigration or citizenship legislation was designed at least in part to reduce the number of people with black or brown skin who were permitted to live and work in the UK”.

Today, a statue was unveiled in Waterloo Station which was commissioned by the Government to commemorate the Windrush generation. The statute cost the Government £1m whilst those affected by the Windrush scandal still live in poverty awaiting their compensation.

For further information click on the links below:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/29/racist-legislation-led-windrush-home-office

https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2018/apr/20/amelia-gentleman-windrush-immigration

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60943533

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/home-office-tried-bury-report-racist-origins-windrush-says-journalist/

#Windrush

#WindrushScandal

#JusticeForWindrushGeneration

#BlackHistory

#HeritageMonth

#TilburyDocks

#BlackBritishHistory

#BlackHistoryNetwork

#TheVoiceNewsPaper

[victorianchap]

🔸 Poised, elegant and regal - never before seen images depicting black people in Britain prior to 1938 are on display at Rivington Place gallery, as part of the Black Chronicles II exhibition. Kalulu, seen here, is often pictured with explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley as 'his boy'. Here, he holds his own with striking poise. Kalulu (Ndugu M'Hali). London Stereoscopic Company, 8 August 1872. #victorianchaps #goodolddays #badoldtimes #blm #oldphoto #victorian #history #nostalgia #blackbritishhistory #portrait #dapperchap #windrushday #retro #1870s #victorianera (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBuwbCYnom2/?igshid=6b2y4qu70f89

[formfollowsfunctionjournal]

Arthur Roberts was one of thousands of black soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War, but whose contribution has long been overlooked. His name would also have been lost to us if it were not for the autumn of 2004 when Murray Miller found his diaries, letters & photographs in the attic of a house he had bought in the city a few years earlier. Morag Miller intrigued began researching the lost soldier’s story. Arthur was the child of a Caribbean immigrant, he was born in Bristol & at aged 7 his family moved to Glasgow. At 18 he became an engineering apprentice for Harland and Wolff in the local shipyards. By February 1917 he enlisted in the military. His diaries were written over the course of that single year. Arthur detailed his experiences of war & loss, bringing to life the horrors he & his comrades endured in Europe. In one entry he mentions the damage caused to trenches by heavy shelling, “the dead men were often so numerous it was impossible to proceed without walking on them.” There was also a horrific moment when a corporal caught a “whizz-bang” (slang for a shell) “He fell on the food rations, covering them with blood, so now we can’t eat them.” The diary stopped in 1918 after the war when Arthur returned to Glasgow & went back to work at the shipyard to finish his apprenticeship. In 1919 race riots took place in port cities across Britain, including Glasgow. Arthur had essentially returned home from Europe where he was fighting alongside men that were now turning on him. The Aliens Restriction Act of 1914 had extended into 1919, this made Arthur a foreigner in his own country. Details of Arthur’s life there after are patchy, but he fell in love and married Jessie Finnigan. In 1979 he moved himself into a care home in Glasgow & three years later he passed away. Leaving his story in the attic of his old home to be discovered all this time later. It was noted that no black troops were included in the Peace March of July 1919, a victory parade held in London to mark the end of the war. #ww1 #1914to1918 #arthurroberts #uniform #blackbritishhistory #history #blackpoppies #worldwarone #blacklivesmatter #unitedwestand https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQ0VXoDq43/?igshid=kjkc50ki4s33

[blacknerdproblems]

Repost from: @bishopcosplay #tbt #28daysofblackcosplay #365daysofblackcosplay #cosplayingwhileblack #cosplay #cosplayersofinstagram #blackbritish #blackbritishhistory #blackbritishculture #ukblerd #ukcosplayer #ukblackcosplay #blackukcosplay https://www.instagram.com/p/B58PGpUF1U6/?igshid=atjiiho3xvfu

[claudetteach]

'Vast majority' of GCSE results, and 60% of A-level results in large-entry subjects, based entirely on stats alone rather than teacher assessed grades. . Teacher assessed grades have not been used to calculate the "vast majority" of GCSE results that students receive later this month. Headteachers have described this as "bewildering" given the time invested by teachers in producing teacher-assessed grades.  . . Read the full article at: https://www.tes.com/news/GCSE-results-2020-teacher-grades-ignored . . . . #Aspirations #AfricanDiaspora #AfroCaribbean #BlackBritishAchievement #BlackBritish #BlackBritishHistory #BlackTeachers #BlackBritishTeachers #BlackExcellence #BlackBritishExcellence #BlackHistoryFacts #BritishSchools #Claudetteach #Community #Culture #Education #IAmBlackBritish #Inspiration #History #SharingExperiences #Teaching #Learning #Success #intersectionality #BlackandBritish https://www.instagram.com/p/CDlW5Z4gtqq/?igshid=qdp52ot1tdgj

[blackintrovertpodcast]

Out Now!!!....New “The Semi-Social Life of a Black Introvert” podcast, Episode 101, “ Upgrade The Résumé”🎧👉🏿LINK IN @blackintrovertpodcast’s BIO. Also on Apple, Spotify, google podcast, and any other major podcast streaming service. ___________ This episode is truly from the heart.  Let's talk about the moments of movement, being on the go, and the reasons why your next big move is only a couple of steps ahead.  #upgradeu ______________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #blackbritish #blackbritishartists #blackbritishhistory #blackbritishart #blackbritishwriters #blackbritishblogger #Blackbritishpoets #blackbritishbloggers #blackbritishartist #BlackBritishRoleModels #diasporanigerians #diasporaigbo #blacklondon #blacklondoners #blacklondonlife #blackeducators #blacklondonart #blacklondonpodcast #blacklondonstyle #blacklondonbloggers #blacklondoner #blacklondonmakeupartist #blacklondonculture #blacklondonartists #blacklondonmodels #blacklondonhairstylist #blacklondonactors #beyonce #beehive (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/blackintrovertpodcast/p/CXoSWlcOHOw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[motherbookerblog]

How beautiful is this cover?

This is another book that I want to try and get through this month. It sounds glorious. We’re so used to the same old folktales and mythology that I can’t wait to dig into these. I’m not all for modernising old stories especially when they’re not the normal European stuff. I can’t wait.

My Instagram

[dawnjarvisthediversenurse]

#Educate&Celebrate it’s #blackhistorymonth2020 here’s a timeline of why it’s is on October in 🇬🇧 what are you doing to #educate and #celebrate #blackbritishhistory is #britishhistory #dawnjarvisltd #thedawnjarvisshow https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7LjrUFgXW/?igshid=18f3sxxmld340

[ceceilsdaughter]

I’m naturally curious. Annoyingly sometimes so, finding myself in the second of year of a part-time PhD isn’t really that surprising! There is always a question brewing, an answer somewhere, waiting for me to turn it over, understand it and then apply/share/nurture it. I’ve been that way forever and school has often given me the structure to find the answers. Lockdown provided the time and room to question, to wonder, to watch. Like many of us death, mourning and grief was loud. And, in some ways so extreme. If you were fortunate enough to not lose a loved one then, like me, you probably questioned, pondered the deaths that were frequently discussed on the news, on social media and potentially in your home. We all had access to the coronavirus figures that represented the lives lost and the very last moments of lives that were stolen in horrific and cruel ways. I knew I formed part of the collective grief - the weight in me, the tiredness and new ache told me that my body, at least, was reacting. But would should I do with this new feeling? How should I honour these deaths? The African diaspora has such a complex relationship with grief and so the questions began: • How does death figure in Caribbean diasporic literatures and cultures today? How is grief felt, displayed, shared, and understood? • How does the colonial past shape current practices of grief? • How can practice-based methods interrogate the fragments of the colonial archive and the cultural genealogy of grief differently? • How can creative practice respond to Stuart Hall’s understanding of Black culture as a site of ‘strategic contestation’ to provide new forms of Caribbean-British expression of mourning? So, I find myself in the second year of a creative-practice PhD with @birkbeckuol , supervised by Dr. Emily Senior and Dr. Jodie Kim to hopefully find answers and missing pieces of me.

[dawndolldaydream]

It’s #blackhistorymonth in 🇬🇧 and I thought I would celebrate my #blacklife by posting pictures of my collection of #blackdolls that I have collected during my life and celebrate my #blackbritishhistory . Ironically most of black dolls are from the USA 🇺🇸 and as a #blackwomanentrepreneur and #dollpreneur I would like to change that. Anyway it’s very cold wet and rainy in 🇬🇧 today so I am sharing a picture of my favourite #dawndoll Dale #dawndolldale #dawndollsvintage #topperdawn (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2lCAJJtU3/?igshid=9bps0oy4k6gp

[lucydorling1980]

I watched this excellent series on catch up last week so I bought the book also by @olusoga to my shame I literally knew nothing about black British history. Black and British is a great series and well worth watching. David is an engaging presenter and shares a very moving personal experience of racism that is hard not to be affected by. I look forward to reading the book as I’m sure it will be just as fascinating as the series #blackandbritish #blackbritishhistory #britishhistory #davidolusoga #davidolusogahistorian #bbcblackandbritish (at Witney, Oxfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCll-dKnFFH/?igshid=4xwfmnl17x1p

[shahlaatahira]

Racism - The African Experience #DestinationAfrica 9pm GMT @bbc1xtra . so proud to produce this! @iamdjedu has an in depth conversation with @lolajagun X @fuseodg about racism. They compare living in the Motherland to the UK and share stories of how ‘The System’ has created injustices. Plus DJ Edu celebrates Africa with his #dnatop5 🎶 . . . #ldnblm #theafricanexperience #storiesfromthemotherland #themotherland #1xtra #bbc1xtra #racismisreal #racismisavirus #fuckracism #systemicracism #opression #opressor #blackbritish #blackbritishhistory #theblackexperience #structuralracism #lolajagun #fuseodg #radiointerview #radiopersonality #radioproducer (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHDTClARPr/?igshid=f5vymaun2mmx

[voncrobead]

Reposted from @jeanettesloan Thank you to all those pioneers who came from the Caribbean 71 years ago to rebuild this country after the war. They came looking to apply their minds, bodies and souls to build a better ‘mother country’ and a brighter future for themselves and their families. Their contribution has yet to be fully appreciated by those who would send them ‘back home’ or indeed recognised by a school curriculum that still doesn’t include black British history. I could go on but as it’s Monday morning I won’t get into a rant. Let’s just celebrate them #windrushday2020 #thankyouwindrushpioneers #blackbritishhistory - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvFzIcpWGe/?igshid=1et0pi3p8m8d0

[tincascade]

BBC Radio on Black British History & Experience

Here’s some programmes. Please tweet some more at @brookdavidr and I’ll add to the list.

18th & 19th Century UK Black History:

Pt1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x15n5

Pt2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yqp3v

What if Our Textbooks were Black? [This is one of my favourites]

2 Parts, from here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000c4wj

Black British History (BBC Radio 3, Free Thinking series)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081tkr9

History of Black British Theatre & Screen

Pt1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ns27z

Pr2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pdlgr

One offs:

Open Country (BRISTOL!): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cc1l

50th Anniversary of Race Relations in the UK (2016):https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qv5qq

The Reunion - Brixton Riots (2011): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zl4dq

Black Girls Don't Cry (2018): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b9zfws

Black Art Matters (2018): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08vzrth

Black Flight and the New Surbibia (2016): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07jwt5s

Black Blood Donor Crisis (2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00074hj

Operation Tory Black Vote (2018): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000nn3

Black and Creative in Scotland (2020): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j21y

Word of Mouth (2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004l93

Euston Station (2016): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07zzr8r

Black Lives Matter UK (2016): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b07x6jz0

Black Music Cultures in London (2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bnbx

Black Girls and British Education (2016): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lpc8f

White Privilege - Racial Ambiguity (2018): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000ykk