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The cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins looks at the long history of the private life from Ancient Athens to the digital age. In her new book, Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and fall of the Private Life, she examines how our attitudes to the intimate and personal, have shifted over time. She argues that the challenge of big tech is simply the latest development that has seen our private lives increasingly exposed for public consumption. It is only through understanding the history of the very idea of the private life, that we might protect it. Homework: A Memoir is Geoff Dyer's new book. In it he tells his own story, that of a boy growing up in a working class family in the 1960s and 1970s. He charts the transformative opportunities afforded by the post war settlement for an eleven year old boy who wins a place at a grammar school. Evoking deep personal memories, he explores the challenges of his childhood and teenage years in the mid twentieth century England. Lanre Bakare is interested in the stories of the Black Britain we don't often hear – the one that exists beyond London. In moving his focus outside the capital, he explores the economic and social unrest of 1970s and 1980s from very different perspectives. His new book, We Were There: How Black Culture, Resistance and Community Shaped Modern Britain suggests that we need to incorporate a broader range of the experiences of Black Britons into the fabric of our national story.Producer: Ruth Watts

By Rex Obano1988. Margaret Thatcher is now in her third term as Prime Minister. Hopeton is lonely and frustrated, living at his friend's boxing gym while fighting to get Joy and his family back. Meanwhile Joy is fighting to build a new life with Dhiren, combining their differing cultures. Can both of them succeed in getting their life back?Joy ..... Cherrelle Skeete Hopeton ..... Solomon Israel Dhiren Patel ..... Vikash Bhai Duke/Waiter ..... David Webber Glory ..... Trinity Benjamin Gujarati woman/Customer ..... Chetna Pandya Job Centre Assistant/Boxer/Store Manager ..... Lloyd ThomasProduction Co-ordinators are Maggie Olgiati and Jenny Mendez Produced by Pat Cumper Directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike A BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4***** Faith, Hope and Glory began following the lives of Hope, Faith (Eunice) and Gloria in the UK in 1946. Three generations of three families bound together by the fate of one baby lost and found on Tilbury Dock. All three are now settled in their lives in 1980s Britain.We have reached the late 1980s. A new generation of Black Britons is gaining in confidence and and seizing their place in Thatcher's Britain, making their mark on the political, social, and creative fabric of their home and forming new bonds with other. Joy has married Dhiren and is adapting to his religion and way of life as he takes steps into hers to create a blended family. Joy's ex-husband, Hopeton, is desperate not to let that happen.

Get ready for a thrilling ride with the TruVue Podcast as we dive into the world of "Supacell," a series where ordinary Black Britons suddenly discover they have extraordinary superpowers. Set in the heart of London, this series is packed with action, drama, and a whole lot of surprises. In "Supacell," directed by Rapman, five everyday individuals find their lives turned upside down when they develop superhuman abilities. As they navigate their new reality, they must evade government detection and uncover the mysteries behind their powers. Featuring a stellar cast and groundbreaking storytelling, "Supacell" is a must-watch for fans of superhero sagas and urban dramas alike. Join us as we break down the plot, share our favorite moments, and bring our signature barbershop-style banter to this electrifying series. Remember, it's not just about the review; it's the conversation with the crew! And as always, in the words of the greats, "It's morphin time!" Contact Us: YouTube: TruVue Podcast Instagram: TruVue Podcast Facebook: TruVue Podcast X (Formerly known as Twitter): TruVue_ Email: TruVueSocial@gmail.com Website: TruVue Podcast LinkedIn: TruVue Podcast LinkedIn    #SupacellReview #TruVuePodcast #SuperheroSeries #MovieReview #Supacell #Podcast #MovieTalk #BlackContentCreators #NSFWPodcast #netflix #netflixreview  

We chat to the historian Professor Gretchen Gerzina about Black Britons in Georgian Britain. There is a widespread misconception that Britain's black history only begins with Windrush, but we discuss the sizeable black and mixed raced population in Georgian Britain, the differing experiences that these people faced and some of the fascinating characters of the time. For more information on Gretchen, check out her website https://gretchengerzina.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A major survey of 10,000 black Britons has been undertaken by the Black British Voices Project in collaboration with Cambridge University, The Voice, and management company i-Cubed.  Maggie Semple, co-founder of i-Cubed, led the research team and Nels Abbbey is a writer, broadcaster and former banker who founded the Black Writer's Guild and wrote the book ‘Think Like a White Man'. The report on the survey, which covered multiple aspects of life in Britain including culture, was published at the beginning of October and makes dismal reading for anyone interested in the arts as it exposes an overall failure to engage with black audiences.   Tune into this important and enlightening discussion as Maggie and Nels analyse the report's findings and identify what needs to change and how. The report can be found at www.bbvp.org

Phillip Scott reports on a few Black Britons laughing at the last names of Black Americans. Black American last names are tied to the legacy of slavery. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

In a week where: Actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is arrested and charged with murder of Tupac Shakur.  HS2 to Manchester is scrapped.  Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial begins.  Happy UK Black History Month!  In the 1st of an All-Society episode: (8:07) Motorists, the poor motorists. They're under threat; a war is being waged upon them! Or maybe it's a myth that has existed for as long as cars have.In the next segment, (28:15) the result of over 10,000 Black British voices has culminated in the Black British Voices report, covering a myriad of topics and feelings about being Black in Britain.Adding onto the report and it's findings, (41:10) a specific element I personally wanted to focus on: A significant portion of young Black Britons seeking to migrate out of the UK.Lastly, (52:10) Kemi Badenoch went back in her gaslighting bag, saying that the UK is the best place to be Black! Well there we go guys! Racism completed!Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.comTwitter: @The5thElementUKWebsite: https://medium.com/@the5thelementIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHighChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence

In this week's Black World News, Kehinde discusses a big survey (with "over 10,000 voices") out this week on the "Black British" experiences by the Black British Voices Project.  - In this week's guest interview, Kehinde talks with Leila Hassan Howe about her life in Zanzibar and coming back to Britain in the 60s, working for the Institute of Race Relations (IRR, directed by A. Sivanandan) and the journal Race Today Collective (edited by Darcus Howe), building independent Black institutions and alternatives to the British education system, New Cross Fire (1981) and the National Black People's Day of Action (1981). Leila Hassan Howe is a veteran activist and organizer. In 1981 through the New Cross Massacre Action Committee she co-organized the famous Black People's Day of Action march that followed the New Cross Fire. She was an active member of the Race Today Collective, edited its journal, joined the Black Unity and Freedom Party (BUFP), and was involved in all of its key struggles. - BLACK DIMENSIONS READING LIST Black Power: The Politics of Liberation Book by Charles V. Hamilton and Stokely Carmichael Soul on Ice Book by Eldridge Cleave The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon Black Skin, White Masks Book by Frantz Fanon The Souls of Black Folk Book by W. E. B. Du Bois Message to the Blackman in America Book by Elijah Muhammad Neo-colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism Book by Kwame Nkrumah The Black Jacobins Book by C. L. R. James - Black British Voices Project (BBVP): https://www.bbvp.org/ Black British Voices The Findings https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-british-voices-report   (Interview by Kehinde Andrews) Leila Hassan Howe: "My life was made hell. You'd just hear a tirade against immigrants" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/08/leila-hassan-howe-black-power-london-revolution-black-lives-matter Guy Reid-Bailey: the man who sparked the Bristol bus boycott and then fought to desegregate housing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/17/guy-reid-bailey-the-man-who-sparked-the-bristol-bus-boycott-and-then-fought-to-desegregate-housing THE ZANZIBAR REVOLUTION OF 1964 https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/events-global-african-history/the-zanzibar-revolution-of-1964/ How Olive Morris Fought for Black Women's Rights in Britain https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/civil-rights-movement/how-olive-morris-fought-for-black-womens-rights-in-britain/ Race Today - archive chronicling lives of Black Britons to launch online https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/race-today-archive-chronicling-black-britons-lives-launches-online Here to Stay, Here to Fight: A Race Today Anthology https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745339757/here-to-stay-here-to-fight/ Ambalavaner Sivanandan (director of the IRR) obituary https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/07/ambalavaner-sivanandan HARAMBEE ORGANISATION OF BLACK UNITYhttps://www.blackunity.org.uk/  - Guest: Leila Hassan Howe Host: @kehindeandrews (IG) @kehinde_andrews (T) Podcast team: @makeitplainorg @weylandmck @inhisownterms @farafinmuso - Psychosis of Whiteness: Surviving the Insanity of a Racist World https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316675/the-psychosis-of-whiteness-by-andrews-kehinde/9780241437476

In the first episode of our exploration into "Roots and Culture" by Eddie Chambers, we delve into the history of Black Britain from 1948 to 1989. This period witnessed a profound shift in Britain's cultural, social, and racial landscape, marked by the arrival of the Windrush Generation in 1948 and culminating with the end of the 1980s.In this episode, we navigate the complex tapestry of Black British history, charting the experiences, struggles, and triumphs of Black communities within Britain. We delve into the intricate web of immigration, systemic racism, cultural heritage, and identity formation that defines this era.The tale unfolds with the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, bringing the first large group of Caribbean migrants to the UK. This pivotal moment marked the beginning of significant Black immigration to Britain, shaping the multicultural society we know today.Throughout the subsequent decades, Black Britons forged a space for themselves in the face of adversity, enriching Britain with their unique culture, talents, and resilience. Despite persistent challenges, their legacy resonates in every facet of British society – from music and arts to politics and sports.Join us as we journey through this dynamic period in history, unveiling the vibrant and often overlooked narrative of Black Britain. The lessons learnt from this saga of resilience and cultural revolution hold vital importance for our understanding of modern Britain. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By Carol Russell Cardiff, 1973. Faith's world is shaken as Trevor's health declines. Her increasingly politicised daughter Serena Hope sneaks off to London for the day, drawn by Biba and Brixton. Aware that her life is changing irrevocably, Faith decides to try one last time to make amends with her childhood friend, Hope. Faith ..… Shiloh Coke Trevor ..… Gary Beadle Merlene ….. Sharon Duncan-Brewster Hope …… Danielle Vitalis Serena Hope ..…. Bethan Mary-James Adamma ..… Tiwa Lade Jac …… Nkhanise Phiri Doctor/Reverend Baker ..…. Gerard McDermott Mr. Llewellyn/DJ …. Ewan Bailey Produced and directed by Pat Cumper ********* Faith, Hope and Glory returns for its sixth series on Radio 4. We first met three young women from the Caribbean, Hope James, Eunice Faith Isaac and Gloria de Soto, at the beginning of their lives in the UK after the Second World War. Two generations of three families, bound together by the fate of one baby lost and found on Tilbury Docks in 1946, are now taking their place in the rapidly changing Britain of the early 1970s. A new generation of Black Britons are coming of age, finding their political voice and growing confident in their British identity despite the racial tensions. In Cardiff, Faith has her hands full looking after Serena Hope and football-mad Winston. But whatever else is going on in her life, never far from Faith's thoughts is Hope's daughter 'Baby Eunice' (now known as Joy), the child she lost on Tilbury Docks twenty-seven years ago.

The directorial debut of Raine Allen-Miller, RYE LANE is set mostly on and around the Southeast London Street of the same name, and follows Dom and Yas (David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah) from meet-not-so-cute to grand romantic finale. But RYE LANE is that genre movie that shows it ain't (just) what you do, it's the way that you do it. Film critic Aramide Tinubu joins us to discuss!What's GoodDrea - inspiring a listener to volunteer at a film festivalAramide - tuna melt and new perfumesAlonso - Hallmark's Time Traveling Pond ShowITIDICApple Originals and Sony Partner for Theatrical Run of Ridley Scott's NAPOLEONDisney Laid Off Controversial Marvel Chair Ike PerlmutterPaddington in Peru Starts Production in JulyStaff PicksDrea - How to Blow Up a PipelineAramide - A Thousand and OneAlonso - Southside With YouWith:Alonso DuraldeDrea Clark Aramide TinubuProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Tevin: What I would say is empathy. I'd probably say I feel that I'm an empathetic person.“My personal mission is literally to build a better world for us all,” says British podcast host Tevin Kittoe. “1000 Voices is an avenue that I'm using right now.”Tevin's goal is to feature 1,000 Black British changemakers on the show. Reminding me that the people he wants to highlight are not homogenous, he said:I'm trying to make it as diverse as possible. So to get people from all sorts of different backgrounds, people in all different industries, from all different growing up in different asset areas, their from class or social standing—very diverse people to come and to tell their stories of change.He wants to give them a place to “come and talk about how they're driving change in their places of work, how they're driving change in their business, how they drive and change in their communities and so forth.”While the goal is to host 1,000 Black Britons, his vision is to “build a more equitable and better UK and a better world for us all.” He says, “I'm a strong, strong believer that until every group, every marginalized group is good, nobody really is good.”Tevin highlights some of the racial disparities in Brittain—which may sound familiar to Americans. Maternal mortality, he notes, is four or five times worse for Black women in the UK. Black children are more likely to be excluded from school; police tactics feature racial disparities, and criminal sentencing for Black Britons is disproportionate for similar crimes.Tevin is proud of the guests he's featured, including Jamelia, a famous singer in the UK. He recapped the highlights of the interview:I usually try and encourage people to do is to come and just keep it real and to be as normal as they feel comfortable being. And in that interview, she was so, so open. I loved it because you get to see a different side of someone. You see her on TV singing and doing what she's doing, but you don't always necessarily get to see what she's like behind the cameras, what she's like in her own personal life.That was so good because she really, really opened up and we spoke about some challenges that she's been through in her personal life. We spoke about her music journey, some of the highlights, some of the low points. Definitely a very memorable conversation.He also featured Natalie Campbell, the founder and CEO of Belu Water, a social enterprise selling filtered, flavored and sparkling waters with a social mission built around three Sustainable Development Goals.Of Natalie, Tevin says, “She has this very, very sort of dogged sense of self-belief, this really, really strong sense of I can do whatever I put my mind to.”As we recorded this episode last month, Tevin had published 42 interviews. “One common denominator between all of them is that they're vulnerable to some degree. They open up, and they share pieces from their own story.”Tevin explains why he sees vulnerability as a superpower:Most people kind of be vulnerable to friends and family around them, let alone to the whole world put out on social media. But I've found that it's a superpower in some way, shape or form. It's so inspiring to hear someone really talk about what's going on in the deepest crevices of their heart, what's been going on in the deepest depths of their mind, the crazy dark thoughts that they've had, how they've overcome, if they've even overcome it, they're still battling against it. But through all of that, how they're driving change through their work and incredibly inspiring from a load of people, I've spoken to.As an effective podcast host, he leverages his superpower: empathy.How to Develop Empathy As a SuperpowerTevin reflected on an experience where he engaged his empathy on a genuinely personal level:I remember one time that I was with, well, my wife and I were—back there, my girlfriend—and we were out in Oxford Street. So south central London, if you listen and you know London very well. There was a woman who came up to me and asked me—what she asked me for, I can't remember. She asked me for something. I can't remember. But we struck up a little conversation. She didn't look very well. I try not to judge a book by its cover. I don't really like doing that. But you could tell she was something was off with her. She was troubled in some way, shape or form, but we struck up a conversation. Then I just came to realize that she had moved over to the UK not long ago, had been lied to. She thought she was coming to work instead she was just being lied to. She's homeless, and she's got children, which I thought was nuts. So, I remember we took her to a shop, we got some food bought, gave her a little money so she can buy some clothes for her children, and then just try to give her some numbers she could call this number. She had a phone. “Call this number, call them. They'll be able to help you.”Tevin helped a woman countless people had ignored that day. He engaged his empathy.He says, “it can be learned.”“The first step is just education and learning more about other groups of people outside of your own circle,” Tevin says. “I think it's a dangerous thing to only hang around and talk to people who look like you, who come from the same background as you, and just have the exact same shared experiences as you.”“Be curious. Find out more about everything in this big, vast world that we live in,” he says.By following Tevin's example and advice, you can make empathy a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 94: "You Don't Go to the Theatre...?" Welcome to Inject It podcast, hosted by Alexandra and Deanna! On this week's episode we talk about: Black Britons and our history What we've been watching Liz Truss resigned after 44days Young people and politics History of the Agojie / Dahomey warriors Whitewashed movies Theatre shows, instruments and accessibility

A writer for stage and screen, an artistic director, and an actor, Kwame Kwei-Armah chose a truly poetic trio of Black men pushed to a righteous breaking point for today's conversation. Which is a perfect parallel to his latest project, Breaking (which premiered at Sundance ‘22 under the title 892), starring John Boyega and based on the true story of Brian Brown-Easley. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about forthcoming shorts anthology Give Me an A.Movies this week:Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992)Ragtime (Milos Forman, 1981)Hollywood Shuffle (Robert Townsend, 1987)***With Jordan Crucchiola and Kwame Kwei-Armah

The Tory leadership contest has seemingly been a showcase for diversity. Our guest, Nels Abbey, a celebrated author and essayist joins the team to talk through the candidates. We start off with "Black out the Box" where we celebrate the best of Britain, big and small (1:30). Then we ask whether the ethnic diversity in the contest makes us feel represented (10:31) and we have an in depth discussion on Kemi Badenoch and what her reaching the final four tells us about the direction of the Conservatives and Black Britons. We close things off with our first reactions to The Forde Report into racism within the Labour Party and the lack of news coverage it has been given (49:05), before discussing Nels' (and Dr Boulé Whytelaw III) superb book "Think Like a White Man" and his journey in making it (1:04:42). Like. Share. Subscribe.

Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other) graced our virtual stage from London for the U.S. launch of her new memoir Manifesto: On Never Giving Up. Manifesto offers readers an intimate and inspirational account of Evaristo's life and career as she rebelled against the mainstream and fought bring her creative work into the world over 40+ years of centering the stories and histories of Black Britons. In conversation with bestselling author Rumaan Alam (Leave the World Behind), Evaristo discussed her theory of unstoppability, which helped her chart a path as a young actor and playwright in London, through her political awakenings and activism, and ultimately led to her fierce determination to tell stories that were absent in the literary world around her. (Recorded January 18, 2021)

In this episode, Guy talks to Tom Ilube, serial entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Crossword Cybersecurity, and a man with such an insanely long list of achievements that it would take pages and pages to list them all. Highlights include: Chair of the Rugby Football Union, CBE for services to technology and philanthropy, non-exec director of WPP, former BBC Board member, founder of the African Science Academy, and 2017 top ranking on the Powerlist, the annual listing of the 100 most influential Black Britons.Tom describes himself as a “start-up guy” and has founded, and sold, businesses that include Noddle – the pioneering credit rating service – and Garlick, the identity protection company, and he was part of the original team at Egg, the UK's first internet bank. The son of a British Maths and Science teacher and a Ugandan who arrived in Britain in the 50s to attend army training school, his story is refreshingly different from most in the UK tech sector.

All aboard! Or should it be all are bored. We kick off this episode with THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WAR MEMORIAL for WWI in England. SNOOZE. From there it's onto PADDINGTON STATION also in London and the terminus for the first unground train. Then we move onto a real titan of engineering ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL who placed second in the list of 100 GREATEST BRITONS. A list that was highly controversial as there were no Black Britons no the list. So a campaign was initiated by Patrick Vernon to create a poll of the 100 Greatest Black Britons and on that list MARY SEACOLE was voted number one. She was what many consider the first nurse. She and FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE revolutionized patient care. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE was into DATA VISUALIZATION and completely revolutionized the field of statistics, giving way to INFOGRAPHICS and ISOTYPES. Long story short, nurses have and will continue to change the world! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

DTA connect with Patrick Vernon to discuss the 100 Great Black Britons peoject. From abolitionists and Industrial Revolution-era social reformers to pioneers of modern nursing, beloved children's authors and recipients of the Victoria Cross, 100 Great Black Britons celebrates the many ways in which Black Britons have challenged and overcome racial barriers to make notable advances in their fields.

Marcus Rashford's dignified response to the blizzard of racial abuse he received on social media after missing a penalty in the European Championship final was humbling. Following this response to England's defeat, Kenny Monrose and Julian Hargreaves join Ed Kessler to talk about the challenge facing Black Britons more than 70 years after Windrush... Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review

I'm delighted to bring to you part 2 of our 3-part series on race, class and education in the UK. This week we're joined by historian Dr Michael Taylor, author of what I'm calling ‘required reading' & shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2021 - The Interest, How The British Establishment Resisted the Abolition of SlaveryBioMichael Taylor is a historian of the British Empire and the British Isles in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He graduated with a double first in history from the University of Cambridge, where he earned his PhD - and also won University Challenge. He has since been Lecturer in Modern British History at Balliol College, Oxford, and a Visiting Fellow at the British Library's Eccles Centre for American Studies.We talk about the political landscape of Britain in the 1810s and 20s how the split within the Tory party and Catholic emancipation in Ireland were key contributing factors to abolition. We talk reparations, reparations not as financial recompense for slave labour (because that would be impossible to quantify and impossible to pay back), but actually reparations as a form of restorative justice.It wasn't until 2015 that the UK Treasury finished paying off the loan it raised in 1835 to recompense slaveholders. To put it into context the British government at the time spent 40% of its budget - £20 million pounds - which in today's money when Michael was writing the book amounted to about £340billion pounds. And to really understand what this means for us now, the British tax payer and particularly Black Britons of Caribbean descent have essentially been ‘paying taxes to compensate those who enslaved [their] ancestors'. (p.300 of the book)We talk about the role of theology and how it framed both pro slavery and abolitionist narratives. We talk about the interconnectedness and muddiness of these historical abolitionist figures - that a person could be an abolitionist and a racist at the same time. We talk about whether or not to remove statues of slave holders. And we still make time to talk about music!Guest: Dr. Michael TaylorTitle: Abolition was not a fait accompliArtists on playlist: The Cure; Beethoven & R.E.MTwitter: @M_H_Taylor Buy the bookQuotes taken from the preface xv and pp 26 & 300CARICOM - Website Article in response to Treasury TweetsPeter Fryer book, Staying PowerLearn more about our Season 3 sponsors Airbnb and Project Lighthousehttps://www.airbnb.co.uk/against-discrimination See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is town planning for? The Royal Town Planning Institute champions the ‘power of planning in creating prosperous places and vibrant communities'. The Town & Country Planning Association ‘works to challenge, inspire and support people to create healthy, sustainable and resilient places that are fair for everyone'. As Raymond Unwin wrote in the foreword to the Housing, Town Planning, Etc, Act of 1909: "Town Planning has a prosaic sound, but the words stand for a movement which has perhaps a more direct bearing on the life and happiness of great masses of the people than any other single movement of our time”. Who is town planning for? How are we to reconcile these lofty ambitions with the fact that black and other minorities are at least twice as likely to be deprived of green space compared to a white person in the UK; with the fact the average amount of money accrued by owning property over the last decade is £150,000 for the average white family and £0 for the average black family; and with the fact that whilst 3% of White households live in overcrowded accommodation, that figure rises to 22% for Black households, 23% for Indian households and 35% for Pakistani and Bangladeshi households. Does planning remain a progressive force for social justice or has it become a regressive tool for the preservation of the status quo? Sam Stafford puts these questions to Danny Dorling (@dannydorling), Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography and Fellow of St Peter's College at Oxford University; Vicky Payne (@Victoria_Payne), planner and urbanist at URBED; and Ben Southwood (@bswud), Head of Housing, Transport & Urban Space at Policy Exchange. Some accompanying reading. Covid spread as overcrowding doubles among private renters in England. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/24/covid-spread-as-overcrowding-doubles-among-private-renters-in-england 'Capital cities: How the planning system creates housing shortages and drives wealth inequality'.  https://www.centreforcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-13-Capital-cities-how-the-planning-system-creates-housing-shortages-and-drives-wealth-inequality.pdf How London's property boom left Black Britons with nothing. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-05-18/uk-property-wealth-data-2021-show-big-gap-between-black-and-white-homeowners One in three adults in Britain 'do not have a safe or secure home'. https://www.bigissue.com/latest/one-in-three-adults-in-britain-do-not-have-a-safe-or-secure-home/#:~:text=One%20in%20three%20adults%20in%20Britain%20do%20not%20have%20a,housing%20crisis%20than%20white%20people. Resourcing Public Planning https://www.rtpi.org.uk/policy/2019/november/resourcing-public-planning/  A housing design audit for England. http://placealliance.org.uk/research/national-housing-audit/ The cost of the cuts: The impact on local government and poorer communities. https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/Summary-Final.pdf All that is solid: How the great housing disaster defines our times and what we can do about it. http://www.dannydorling.org/books/allthatissolid/ Deciphering the fall and rise in the net capital share. https://www.brookings.edu/bpea-articles/deciphering-the-fall-and-rise-in-the-net-capital-share/ Some accompanying listening. Fixer Upper by Yard Act https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdJj3soqn-4

This is Part 2 of two episodes on the British Government's immigration policy called the "Hostile Environment Policy " that targeted UK's Black immigrant population and forced the deportation of thousands of Caribbean and African immigrants. In our last episode, British lawyer and University Law Lecturer, Colin Bobb-Semple explained what is now known as the Windrush Scandal, what caused it, and how UK’s Caribbean population from the Windrush Generation became victims of a "Hostile Environment Policy" even though they were legal citizens of the UK. In this episode. we continue our conversation with Colin Bobb-Semple who discusses the devastating impact of the immigration policy on the lives of generations of British citizens from the Caribbean and Africa and explains why the UK's  Hostile Environment Policy remains a threat to Black Britons even as government leaders acknowledge that they were wrong and the policy was bad.   

Sir Lenny Henry has written an open letter urging black Britons to take the Covid-19 vaccine. The comedian and actor said people should "trust the facts" and guard against misinformation. The letter has been signed by high-profile figures such as actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, YouTube star KSI and actress Thandie Newton. Vaccination rates among black Britons are considerably lower than among white Britons. What more needs to be done to encourage black Britons to take the vaccine? What is the problem here and how can we resolve it?

In the last two decades, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica, many of whom left that country as children and grew up in the UK. Luke de Noronha talks to Alice Bloch about his moving and urgent study of four such young men. How have racism and inequality shaped their lives? What hope remains? And why does language matter when we talk about ‘foreign criminals'? A conversation about borders and exclusion, citizenship and listening. For readers of Paul Gilroy, Gary Younge, Amelia Gentleman, Les Back and Reni Eddo-Lodge.Hosts: Alice Bloch and Samira ShackleProducer: Alice BlochMusic: DanosongsTo support what we do and access more fresh thinking, why not subscribe to New Humanist magazine? Head to newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe and enter the code WITHREASON to get a whole year's subscription for just £13.50Further reading: ‘Deporting Black Britons: Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica (2020) Luke de Noronha‘The Windrush Betrayal' (2019) Amelia Gentleman‘Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' (2017) Reni Eddo-Lodge‘Familiar Stranger: A Life Between Two Islands' (2017) Stuart Hall, with Bill Schwarz‘Rethinking Racial Capitalism' (2018) Gargi Bhattacharyya‘Us and Them? The Dangerous Politics of Immigration Control' (2013) Bridget Anderson‘There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack' (1987), Paul Gilroy‘Teaching Racial Tolerance' (1972) Research Report, New Humanist Magazine

Ministers are considering using hotels to quarantine visitors from overseas. Mike Wood, Conservative MP for Dudley South, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Sebastian Salek and Roger Hearing what he hopes to hear out of that meeting. Plus, as SAGE research suggests 72 percent of Black Britons are reluctant to have a vaccine, how do you convince people from communities where hesitancy is widespread? Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster, medical historian at Bristol University, joins to discuss.

Since the Windrush Scandal emerged in 2017, the British public has learned a bit more about Commonwealth immigration particularly from Jamaica. But of course Afro-Caribbean people did not arrive for the very first time on these shores in the 1950s. Black Britons have formed part of our society for hundreds of years, even if there … Continue reading 52/52 Jamaica – Fanny Eaton

Outubro foi o Mês da História Negra no Reino Unido e Novembro foi o Mês da Consciência Negra no Brasil. Para marcar a passagem dessas duas celebrações, destacamos a história de algumas personalidades britânicas negras que são expoentes de suas áreas de atuação, de acordo com a lista publicada no livro 100 Great Black Britons, de Patrick Vernon OBE e Angelina Osborne.

How do we embrace a #BoldBlackBritishFuture after such a difficult year? That's the question The Voice asked this Black History Month. This week, The Triple Cripples tell us how we can tackle ableism, because the insight of those on the margins is so crucial to us all. The full transcript of this episode will be made available shortly The #BoldBlackBritishFuture series is sponsored by JN Bank You can catch up with the rest of the series below: As part of the #BoldBlackBritishFuture series Tobi Kyeremateng talked about spatial justice and why Black Britons need spaces of our own. Mikai McDermott spoke about the importance of Black ownership and community-building. Amina Aweis spoke about the important contributions that Black people make in the tech space, and how it's time we demand better from the industry.

Stephen Bourne discusses the experiences of Britain’s black community during the Second World WarHistorian Stephen Bourne, author of Under Fire: Black Britain in Wartime, discusses the experiences of black civilians and service personnel in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and charts their contributions to the war effort. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode we got into some of the weekend antics for Jade's birthday, the Chip and Stormzy "beef", Rishi Sunak, the government and the disrespect of the arts so much more. We're over everything and everyone right now! #LittyCommitteePodcast is an entertaining podcast led by three strong black women talking about everything from music, events, social issues and our personal life experiences. Resources: - 100 Great Black Britons - (new released book about Black Britons) https://www.100greatblackbritons.co.uk - New Beacon Books (amazing black owned bookshop) - https://www.newbeaconbooks.com/black-british-fiction - Henrik for GUAP magazine - https://guap.co.uk/henrie-kwushue-for-guap-20-welcome-the-fresh-face/ - Nella for GUAP magazine - https://guap.co.uk/nella-rose-for-guap-20-the-renaissance-issue/ Shoutouts: https://www.instagram.com/sentimental_designs/ Litty Committee Listens - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TklGoIjjOdsWVc1L9LVwX?si=oNChDtMiQMOWlHJxqD2jtw Intro and Outro Music by Venxm Hosts: Paige Instagram/Twitter: @pcassie95 Jackie Instagram/Twitter @__jntm Jade Instagram: @missjadeloren Twitter: @JaydeLoren Get in touch with us via Instagram: @LittyCommitteeProducts Twitter: @LittyCommitteeP Email: littycommitteeproducts@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5_6jQsi_wszAmZsbKtpLQ/

Black History Month is here and with it the first of our four specials talking about the best of the Black Britons. We begin with an ode to chief gooner "uncle Ian" Wright, a pioneer in moving from the estate, to the football pitch and to the top of the game before moving into the top of the media and the forefront of football culture all while remaining himself. We move on to talk about those achieving stardom through social media (25:40)with short-form comedy from Mo Gilligan, Munya and Kelechi Okafor to our own Black Boris. We end educating each other on unknown black Britons (55:00)from history before closing on an incredible finale our black British national anthems (1:12:09). Like. Share. Subscribe.

This episode is a bit different from the usual, as this week we don't have an interview with a psychologist. After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, many people were outraged and shocked and some people failed to realise that this brand of racism isn't just unique to the American people, the UK also has its issues with racism and race relations. This episode showcases the experiences of racism from 17 Black Britons from all over the UK and I developed this idea after a conversation with Sarah Bonner. I would like to thank all of the contributors to this episode because, without their willingness to share their stories, this episode would not have been created. Contributors: Anita Afirim, Anita Aggrey, Maria Blackmore, Rachel Francis, Josiah Francis, Tristan Hodge, Eugene James, Gina Jarrett, Angela Rockson, Mary Sarpong, Bianka Whynn, Yannick Yalipende, Keisha York. Warning: This episode does contain strong language and racial slurs.

I was asked by BBC Radio Northampton if I would like to be interviewed for a feature segment in their  Black History Month Radio show. I said YES before they'd finished asking me the question.

Racism, diversity and inclusion are continually pressing issues, and we in education play a vital role. Part of the solution is to broaden the inclusion of Black history in the curriculum. In this special episode, Caroline talks to Black history expert, Angelina Osborne, author of the bestselling book, 100 Great Black Britons. They discuss raising awareness of the lives and achievements of Black British people, the need for teaching beyond the slave trade and civil rights, and how teachers can approach this. An essential listen for anyone in education.   Notes And LinksHere is a list of links to some of the things we reference on the show. 100 Great Black Britons – https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=100+great+black+britons&crid=1CO3H5N9I5Z6Y&sprefix=100+great%2Caps%2C157&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_9 (Book) Dr Angelina Osborne – https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelina-osborne-17789a50/ (LinkedIn) Follow on Twitter – https://twitter.com/100blackbritons (@100blackbritons) Give Racism the Red Card – advise for schools Send a copy of 100 Great Black Britons to every school – https://www.gofundme.com/f/send-100-great-black-britons-to-every-school?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all (Go Fund Me campaign) Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Cornerstonesedu (@Cornerstonesedu) https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/products/curriculum/curriculum-maestro/ (Curriculum Maestro – More information) https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/ (Cornerstones Education – Website)

This episode we caught up on the new covid regulations, the UK's Black History Month foolishness, Black successes and so much more. #LittyCommitteePodcast is an entertaining podcast led by three strong black women talking about everything from music, events, social issues and our personal life experiences. Resources: - 100 Great Black Britons - (new released book about Black Britons) https://www.100greatblackbritons.co.uk - New Beacon Books (amazing black owned bookshop) - https://www.newbeaconbooks.com/black-british-fiction - Henrik for GUAP magazine - https://guap.co.uk/henrie-kwushue-for-guap-20-welcome-the-fresh-face/ - Nella for GUAP magazine - https://guap.co.uk/nella-rose-for-guap-20-the-renaissance-issue/ Litty Committee Listens - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TklGoIjjOdsWVc1L9LVwX?si=oNChDtMiQMOWlHJxqD2jtw Intro and Outro Music by Venxm Hosts: Paige Instagram/Twitter: @pcassie95 Jackie Instagram/Twitter @__jntm Jade Instagram: @missjadeloren Twitter: @JaydeLoren Get in touch with us via Instagram: @LittyCommitteeProducts Twitter: @LittyCommitteeP Email: littycommitteeproducts@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5_6jQsi_wszAmZsbKtpLQ/

The London Film Festival opens this week with Mangrove, by the Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen. It’s the first in an ambitious five-part film series looking at individual stories about the West Indian Community in London from 1968 to 1985. Anna Smith joins us to review Mangrove, the story of a notorious 1970 prosecution that exposed police harassment of Black Britons, as well as to give us her picks from this year's London Film Festival, and to discuss the news about Cineworld's announcement of the closure of its venues. Front Row gives the first modern day performance of a lost piece by the great English baroque composer Henry Purcell. The song was recently discovered by Purcell scholar Rebecca Herissone, Professor of Music at Manchester University, who explains the significance of her find. Grace Jones has had a varied and highly successful career as a model, singer/songwriter and actress, lasting more than four decades. A new exhibition Grace Before Jones at Nottingham Contemporary looks at her life and her achievements. We speak with curator Cedric Fauq. Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Jerome Weatherald Purcell’s O That my Grief was performed on Front Row by The English Concert Anthony Gregory – Tenor 1 Hugo Hymas – Tenor 2 Ashley Riches – Bass Kristian Bezuidenhout – Harpsichord Joseph Crouch – Cello

Our latest Short Takes podcast is provided by Luke de Noronha, author of Deporting Black Britons: Portraits of deportation to Jamaica. “An ethnography of deportation, and therefore an ethnography of separation, absence and exile”, Luke talks us through the motivation for his research and its contribution to our collective understanding and shared struggles.Speaker: Luke de Noronha, Simon Research Fellow at the University of ManchesterImage: Deporting Black Britons: Portraits of deportation to Jamaica (Manchester University Press, 2020)Executive producer: Paul GilroyProducer and Editor: Kaissa KarhuRead the transcript for this podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast episode introduces Candace Oxley - Writer, Journalist, Brand Partnership Officer and Founder of In Other News In Other News is an online collection of stories that spotlight the positive contributions Black Britons make to society and culture using PR, events and creative content. We report the stories behind the UK's most exciting and innovative Black British businesses, initiatives and thought-leaders from a variety of industries and professions who represent excellence in the Black British community. We spoke about vision building, the importance of sisterhood and the tribe you surround yourself with as well as the importance in building and infiltrating spaces and of course everything growth and womanhood. Make sure to follow: Candace Oxley to stay in the loop with all the things she has coming up as well as all the dope things that In Other News have in store. We hope you enjoyed this episode and see you next time!

Do european black deserve Reparations too? Are black people becoming Anti White with 'Black Live Matters' slogan? Black Boy Pub Topic Is it time for a Black Jesus? George floyd DID NOT put a gun to a pregnant woman stomach!!!      

Is the present Boris Johnson government in the UK RACIST? Well, Black Britons do think so! A poll conducted by CNN found that 58% of BLACK BRITONS think Boris Johnson's party is "institutionally racist" while 39% of the White Majority agreed with the same. In  the same pole, 55% of the Blacks also said that they do not have the  faith in government to prevent a Windrush type of a scandal from  happening again. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-oval/message

Some have called the pandemic “the great equalizer.” But the coronavirus is killing black Americans at staggeringly higher rates than white Americans. Today, we explore why. Guest: Linda Villarosa, a writer for The New York Times Magazine covering racial health disparities, who spoke to Nicole Charles in New Orleans, La. about the death of her husband, Cornell Charles, known as Dickey. He was 51. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: How Mardi Gras accelerated the spread of the coronavirus among an already vulnerable population in New Orleans.The coronavirus has killed black and Latino people in New York City at twice the rate that it has killed white people. Black Britons are also twice as likely to die from coronavirus.Black Americans can face subconscious bias from medical professionals when they seek care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have advised health professionals to be on the lookout for such bias, but some say the issue is far more systemic.

We've covered where the rich Black Britons are, how Black People can make and save that money but what about wealth? The "my kid's kids are good" kind of money.How do we as black People become "Generationally Wealthy"? Featuring: Aaron Townsend, Aziza Francis & Emmanuel Asuquowww.blakademik.comInstagram; itsall.blakademikFacebook; It’s All BlakademikTwitter; Blakademik TV See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, edna bonhomme and Dr. Christienna Fryar discuss the history of Britain and the Caribbean and what it means to be teaching 500 years of Black British history. Recognizing that Black British history has only recently starting to gain institutional support in the British academy, Dr. Fryar puts institutional practices in context, discussing how history departments have for so long separated the colonial history of the British Empire from British domestic history as well as marginalized histories of migration within the UK and intellectual contributions of Black Britons. Sharing her work on Jamaica postemancipation and Britain after the abolition of slavery in 1834, Dr. Fryar refutes and carefully unpacks the implications of the national myth of humanitarian Britain after abolition and exposes ongoing racism and imperial expansion after the end of slavery. Linking this myth and the division between the British imperial and domestic histories with the present-day realities in the Caribbean and for Black Britons, especially in reference to the recent Windrush crisis, Dr. Fryar addresses what is at stake when the colonial past and its aftermath are not fully accounted for. Dr. Christienna Fryar is a historian of Britain and the Caribbean, focusing on Britain's imperial entanglements in the Caribbean region. Her work embeds modern British history within the fields of comparative slavery and emancipation, and she is finishing a book about disaster politics and imperial governance in postemancipation Jamaica. She occasionally comments—usually on Twitter—about the state of higher education in the US and the UK. She is also a 2020 AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker. Credits Interview, recording, and post-production by edna bonhomme Assistance by Kristyna Comer Image Port Royal Street, West, Jamaica.' Jamaican Earthquake, 1907 Creative Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Port_Royal_Street,_West,_Jamaica.%27_Jamaican_Earthquake,_1907._Postcard._(7233469520).jpg Music by NALALIONGIRL (442612, Attribution License, Creative Commons) and X3nus (450539, Attribution License, Creative Commons)

If you like music and history, come check out Sounds of Time. you'll learn the history behind  genres of music like the early reggae style that gave Black Britons their own voice, the psychedelic movement in Brazil that led to the artists' political exile. Or stories like the one about the assassination of a young Sinaloan who wrote folk ballads on commission   for narcos. Or How a nightclub in Chicago that served as a sanctuary for gay Blacks and Latinos, birthed one of the most iconic music genres in the world. If you're interested in the history of music, and how it's all interconnected, visit soundsoftimepodcast.com or listen to sounds of time  wherever you listen to podcasts.

In a moment of national insecurity, with the future of the United Kingdom seemingly hanging in the balance, a new royal couple offered the vision of a unified, progressive future. But the same forces that pushed for Britain to leave the European Union have now pushed Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to leave the country.Guest: Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: A wish to carve out more “progressive” roles has led to the loss of perks, privileges and titles — a more thorough break than the Duke and Duchess of Sussex seem to have expected.The couple’s push for greater independence has resurfaced the same questions that animated the Brexit debate.Black Britons expressed support for Harry and Meghan. “Thank God they are free,” one Londoner said. “All of this is about her race. I know it because as a Caribbean woman who did not grow up here, I have experienced it myself.”

In today's episode as much as we've tried to ignore it we will spend time talking about the searing white privilege that came out of Liam Neeson's backside. We talk about Black Britons being horrifically deported back to countries they no longer call home and we wonder why large companies continue to profit off of black rage.

In today's episode as much as we've tried to ignore it we will spend time talking about the searing white privilege that came out of Liam Neeson's backside. We talk about Black Britons being horrifically deported back to countries they no longer call home and we wonder why large companies continue to profit off of black rage.

It's been a trash week. I had a show in London that I couldn't get to because public transport bottled it. I've lost heating in my house for a week. BUT AT LEAST THE TOPICS ARE POSITIVE... Ah... Scratch that. For the Sports segment, (9:45) I talk about the SuperBowl that was trash everywhere you look. The slow death continues. For the Music segment, (15:48) 21 Savage is legally British. And while the memes have been glorious, there are so many more questions surrounding this that need to be asked. For the Film/TV segment, (25:17) Liam Neeson has caused headlines, but not for his new "Taken" retread dropping, but for admitting that he once used a friend's rape to fuel a WEEK-LONG bloodlust for a black person.  And to finish, the Life segment (43:33) is simple. 15 Black Britons that everyone should know. And the list spans from 300AD to now. If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?" Rate & Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/whatsgood5epn E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com Twitter: @5thElement_UK or @ChilliCharlieRT FB: @The5thElement.org.uk Website: www.the5thelement.org.uk Credit to Razor Boomarang for the show's beat. (https://www.razorboomarang.com)

When it comes to British national treasures, Patrick Vernon OBE is high up on the list. An activist, historian, former politician and cultural curator whose work spans decades, he’s one of the Black Britons who has been instrumental in uncovering a Black British identity. From fighting against systemic and societal inequalities to his Afrofuturistic exploration aboard the SS Sankofa on his podcast Museum of Grooves, Patrick’s continuing impact is felt wide and far. Today, we discuss his formative beginnings as an activist, the enduring impact of Enoch Powell’s 'Rivers of Blood' speech, why Afrofuturism is a tool to better agitate for our future today and the many manifestations of our activism: he says activism is not just protesting and lobbying; it’s also the visionary and creative reimagining of our lives.——Patrick Vernon OBE is an activist, creator, historian and agitator for justice whose podcast, Museum of Grooves, is a must-listen.This episode features David Lammy's electrifying address to Parliament and A Guy Called Gerald's 'Voodoo Ray'——@_busybeingblack is the podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives. Supporting this podcast doesn't cost any money; your retweets, ratings, reviews, shares and feedback all help, so please keep it all coming #busybeingblackOf course, if you want to and have the means, you can support Busy Being Black financially and help make it all happen: paypal.me/busybeingblack——Thank you to our partners, UK Black Pride and BlackOut UK.

The Context of White Supremacy hosts our monthly Global Sunday Talk On Racism. This broadcast is uniquely constructed to encourage participation from Victims of Racism outside the United States and/or non-white people who are unable to join us during our usual broadcast time. Prime Minister Theresa May gave an elegant speech this week about the a report detailing widespread racism in England. The report confirmed the usual array of educational, economic, and employment disparities between Whites and non-whites. We'll ask our British listeners how talking points and perspectives have changed since September's terrorist attack in London. We'll also get our international listeners' views on the conflict with North Korea. Previous listeners outside the U.S. detailed that Kim Jong-un is thought of as a joke more than a threat. The United Kingdom is current celebrating Black History Month. We'll ask our Black Britons what events have transpired or if they're even participating in the festivities. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE: 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

The Context of White Supremacy hosts our monthly Global Sunday Talk On Racism. This program is specifically designed to encourage participation from Victims of Racism outside the United States and/or non-white people who are unable to join us during our normall broadcast time. Gloobal attention is focused on London, where an explosive device was detonated on a subway. It reported that more than two dozen people were injured. ISIS has allegedly claimed responsibility for the bombing. We'll get our British listeners thoughts on how this event will impact non-whites across Europe and how this will alter English politics. We'll also discuss how Hurricane Irma devastated the Caribbean islands. Many of our Black Britons have familial ties to the region. We'll also discuss the reported North Korean missile launch. We've had discussions about how whites in the US propagandize North Korea as a clear and present danger, while European countries discuss them as a joke. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE: 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

Highlights We say farewell to Former Commissioner James Nutter: Dan Dayton |@ 00:30 Poland in WW1 - Part 1: The Oath Crisis |@ 01:45 Poland in WW1 - Part 2: What you probably did not know: Jan Lorys |@ 03:45 The US government federalizes the shipbuilding industry |@ 10:45 Women take up the fight in Europe: Mike Shuster |@ 19:15 Americans who fought before America’s declaration: Richard Rubin & Jonathan Bratten |@ 23:30 President Trump in Paris for Bastille Day WW1 Commemoration |@ 28:45 Junior Master Gardener Poppy Project: Lisa Whittlesey |@ 29:30 NYC museum exhibit: “Posters & Patriotism” |@ 35:45 Utah grant program for WW1 events, research and memorials |@ 36:45 “They Also Served” overlooked WW1 participants |@ 37:45 Story about Star Spangled Banner widely picked up |@ 40:15 The Buzz about gas:Katherine Akey |@ 42:15 And more…. ----more----  Opening Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - It’s about WW1 news 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 News NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration. WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. Today is July 12th, 2017 and I’m Theo Mayer - Chief Technologist for the World War One Centennial Commission and your host. Announcement We open today with an announcement from Dan Dayton, the Commission’s Executive Director. Remembering Former Commissioner James Nutter who passed away this week at age 89. Dan Dayton reads a remembrance of Commissioner Nutter and all he did for us here at the commission. World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week [sound transition] We have moved back in time 100 years ago. Today our wayback machine also crosses the Atlantic to view a crisis that arises in Poland - known as the Polish Oath Crisis! Poland in WW1 - Part 1 Germany, has been hoping to use Poland’s extensive manpower to help them fight the war, Jozef Piłsudski,  the leader of the Polish Legion has grown disillusioned with the Central Powers that Germany set up in Poland under the 1916 promise of independence after the war - if Poland sides with her.   By now, the revolution in Russia has removed the hated Czar and brought in a government that will probably support Polish independence.  Plus... America’s entry into the war makes it even more likely that any Allied-enforced peace will recognize full Polish self-determination, instead of a nominal independence as a German vassal. Jozef Piłsudski sees his chance to make his objections known this week, when the German installed governor of Poland requires that all the soldiers in the Polish Legion swear a loyalty oath to a “future King” of Poland and to be a “loyal brother-in-arms” to the Germans and Austrians!   On July 8th, Pilsudski resigns from the provisional government, and instructs the men of the Polish Legions not to swear the oath. The next day, on July 9th most of them agree - and publicly refuse to do so, many throwing down their weapons in protest. This is does not go over well.   Polish-Austrian subjects in the Legions are forcibly drafted back into the Austrian army and sent off to the Italian front; Russian and German subjects who refused to swear the oath are treated as enemy combatants and are arrested as prisoners of war.   Jozef Piłsudski himself is arrested by the Germans and remains in captivity until the final weeks of the war. Poland in WW1 - Part 2: To help us understand the story of Poland and Polish Americans in WW1, we have a special guest with us today. Jan Lorys, is a historian and the former Director of the Polish Museum of America in Chicago… Welcome Jan! [Jan: to begin with, can you put - Poland as an independent people, nation and culture into the context of the time for us?] [There was a large immigrant wave of pols to the US at the turn of the century, what drove that?] [Why did so many immigrants volunteer to go back and fight, especially since they might have been up against their own countrymen?] Thank you for taking the time to join us Jan… That was Jan Lorys, historian and the former Director of the Polish Museum of America in Chicago talking to us about the Polish experience in WW1. http://today-in-wwi.tumblr.com/post/162750174313/polish-oath-crisis [sound effect] US Government Federalizes the Shipbuilding Industry It is the week of July 8 to July 14, 1917. As we explore the pages of the Official Bulletin - the administration’s daily war gazette published by the order of the President by his propaganda chief, George Creel - For a theme this week - we are focusing on ships, shipping, and shipbuilding. There are literally a dozen stories about the war on the waves - Here are a few of them… woven into an interesting picture of a whole industry that is simply being taken over by the federal government. [sound effect] Dateline: July 10, 1917 Headline: PRESIDENT ORDERS 87 GERMAN VESSELS TAKEN OVER FOR THE UNITED STATES. This article points out that in May of 1917, President Wilson approves a joint resolution of congress that allows the united states to take possession of any ships in its national or territorial ports, which are owned in whole or part by companies, citizens or subjects of any nation with which the United States is at war. With that as the basis, President Wilson orders that 87 such ships be appropriated by the US government to be “retrofitted” and put back into service for America. The cash value of the 87 ships is not given, but with a war planned to be prosecuted an ocean away, these opening “spoils of war”, are a real boon. Those 87 ships easily represent one or more years of US shipbuilding capacity - now - they belong to the federal government with the stroke of a pen! Speaking of building ships - another headline this week reads [sound effect] Headline:EXPANSION OF U. S. NAVY YARDS BEING PLANNED SO THAT 16 WAR VESSELS MAY BE BUILT AT ONE TIME. Secretary of the Navy Daniels states today: The shipbuilding facilities of the United States navy yards are being expanded so that eventually 16 war vessels may be on the ways at one time, while fully 32 may be in course of construction. This number does not Include submarines and submarine chasers. "All this work at navy yards is being rushed, with the men working overtime and in shifts, and in most cases bonuses are being offered for completion of work ahead of the schedule." [sound effect] Headline: PRESIDENT AUTHORIZES THE REQUISITION OF SHIPPING Expanding on a law that Wilson gets congress to pass - giving him great authority over the maritime industries, President Wilson flips that control over to another powerful industry board he sets up - The United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. In this article Wilson states: “I hereby direct that the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation shall have and exercise all power and authority vested in me in said section of said act, in so far as applicable to and in furtherance of the construction of vessels, the purchase or requisitioning of vessels in process of construction, whether on the ways or already launched, or of contracts for the construction of such vessels, and the completion thereof, and all power and authority applicable to and in furtherance of the production, purchase, and requisitioning of materials for ship construction. Speaking of materials - that is also addressed this very same week! [sound effect] Dateline: July 12th, 1917 Headline: Entire output of steel available for war needs The story reads: "At the conference this morning between the committee of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Chairman of the Shipping Board, and others, further discussion was had about the prospective demand upon the steel industry  -  for supplies of various steel products for carrying on the war. The steel men repeated their assurance that their entire product would be available for the need, -- and that they were doing everything possible to stimulate an increased production and speed deliveries. " The price to be paid for the iron and steel products was left to be determined after the inquiry by the Federal Trade Commission is completed, ---- with the understanding that the price, when fixed, would insure reasonable profits and be made with reference to the expanding needs of this vital and fundamental industry. The government is not only after the control of the resources but also of the labor [sound effect] Dateline: Friday July 18th, 1917 Headline: LABOR FOR NAVY YARDS BEING SUPPLIED BY CIVIL SERVICE This story talks about how the labor for the expansion is being supported by the government’s civil service commission. It goes on to state: “The Civil Service Commission is an employment agency on a large scale, but it goes beyond the functions of the ordinary employment agency in that it tests the fitness of every person it certifies as eligible. Equipped as it is with 3,000 representative agencies — that is, local boards of examiners—situated in every part of the country, it is eminently qualified to perform the important service of bringing the man and the job together, so far as the needs of the Government are concerned. Then on Friday - the Official Bulletin reveals the big story -  The - to me - jaw dropping announcement that The administration is going to federalize the entire ship building industry! WHAT!? [sound effect] Dateline: Friday July 18th, 1917 Headline: STATEMENT ABOUT THE PROGRAM TO FEDERALIZE SHIPYARDS The article goes on to read: “ Because of their varied contracts for shipbuilding, the yards can not carry out this program without the help of the Government; it has, therefore, been decided that the shipbuilding industry of the Nation shall be federalized. All steel merchant ships now on the building berths will be forthwith requisitioned by the United States, and each yard will proceed to complete such ships under the direction of the general manager of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and will take on new work only with his consent. Wow! There are a bunch of other headlines but we need to stop here and just review - Remember these headlines are just from articles THIS WEEK! FIRST - Wilson expands the US maritime fleet by nearly 90 ships - by appropriating all the vessels in US and US territorial ports if are connected to any nation, company or citizen of a nation we have declared war on. NEXT - Secretary of the Navy Daniels declares that we are pushing the US Navy shipyards into doubling their production capacity. THEN - Wilson officially empowers an organization called the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation with general control over the industry… FOLLOWED BY - The steel manufacturers gathering in Washington to agree that their entire output and industry is now at the beckon call of the US government - at a “to be negotiated price”. The labor force and hiring for the NAVY shipbuilding industry is put under control of the government’s Civil Service Commission ALL THIS IS TOPPED OFF WITH the announcement on Friday that  - the entire shipbuilding industry NAVY and CIVIL is being federalized and put under the control of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. The bottom line seems to be that 100 years ago this week - the US government literally takes over and federalizes the entire US shipbuilding industry including supply and labor. That a shocking and almost inconceivable turn of events for a free enterprise, democratic, capitalist nation - Yet it is another part of the war that changed the world. Great War Project Our next guest is Mike shuster, former NPR correspondent and curator for the Great War Project blog. We have explored Poland, shipbuilding in the US and now Mike takes us to the UK where more soldiers are being freed up to fight - by women! Welcome Mike! [Mike Shuster] Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/07/09/women-at-war/ The Great War Channel To watch videos about WW1 100 years ago this week, from a more european perspective, go visit our friends at the Great War Channel on Youtube. This week’s new episodes cover: The destroyed villages of France - Fleury Turmoil in the reichstag - the Kerensky offensive German defenses in the Meuse Argonne region - this story is a preview of a region that will become a major battle ground for American soldiers in the near future! The link is in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar Storyteller and the Historian They are back! This week: the Storyteller and the Historian talk about the many Americans who served under other flags prior to the US entry into WW1. [Audio S&H] That was - the StoryTeller - Richard Rubin and The Historian - Jonathan Bratten talking Americans in WW1 before America’s entry. A monthly full one-hour journey with these two great raconteurs is now available as a podcast on itunes: Search for Storyteller & Historian in the iTunes Podcast sections World War One NOW [SOUND EFFECT] We have moved forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW  - News about the centennial and the commemoration. Commission News President Trump in Paris As we mentioned last week, On July 14, 2017 US President Trump and French President Macron will both honor the long and special bond between France and the US during a Bastille day parade in Paris that remembers American troops arriving in France 100 years ago. It looks like we will not have access to a live stream of the event, however, we will gather videos and pictures for you and post them on our social media platforms on Facebook @ww1centennial and on Instagram @ww1cc. The commission sees the common recognition of the centennial by the leadership of both countries as a significant moment in the centennial commemoration of the War that changed the world! Junior Master Gardener Poppy Project This week we want to introduce you to a new collaboration we are very excited about!  The 4H club and it’s Junior Master Gardener Program. This is an international youth gardening program that engages children in “hands-on” group and individual learning experiences that develop an appreciation for the environment and gardening - cultivating both the ground and -  the mind. In commemoration of the centennial of WW1, the Junior Master Gardeners are going to work with the WW1 centennial Commission on a Poppy program! We are so excited about this great initiative that will extend the conversation and awareness about the war that changed the world to the kids. With us today is  Lisa Whittlesey, Director of the International Junior Master Gardener Program. Lisa - good to have you with us! [Lisa: I have to start by telling you that I REALLY like your website at jmgkids.us - it’s green and happy and really fun - So let’s start with the JMG program itself - Can you tell us more about it?] [ Lisa: How does the JMG poppy program work?] Thank you Lisa! That was Lisa Whittlesey, the Director of the International Junior Master Gardener Program introducing us to their new WW1 Poppy Program. We will be talking about this more over the coming week. We are setting up a special page for the program at ww1cc.org/jmg. We put that link and the Junior Master Gardener web site link in the podcast notes. Links: http://jmgkids.us http://ww1cc.org/jmg Activities and Events [Sound Effect] From the U.S. National WW1 Centennial Events Register at WW1CC.org/events - here is our upcoming “event pick” of the week: link:https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/legend-memory-and-great-war-air New York: Exhibit, posters and patriotism We mentioned this in passing last week, but if you’re in the Big Apple,  go to the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan and see their new “Posters and Patriotism” exhibit featuring the work of many New York artists and illustrators that were enlisted to create posters, flyers, magazine art, sheet music covers, and other mass-produced images to stir the American public to wartime loyalty, duty, and sacrifice. Besides finding this in the  U.S. National WW1 Centennial Events Register at WW1CC.org/events there is also an interview on the site with show curator Donald Albrecht where he discusses some of his favorite pieces from the show, which includes the James Montgomery Flagg’s “Uncle Sam Wants You” poster. We put the links to the event and the article in the podcast notes link:http://ww1cc.org/events http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2758-four-questions-for-donald-albrecht.html http://www.mcny.org/exhibition/posters-and-patriotism http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/event-map-system/eventdetail/42753/posters-and-patriotism.html Link:http://ww1cc.org/events Updates From The States [sound effect] Now for our updates from the states, and we’ll start with a new program from the Beehive state - Utah! Utah An exciting new opportunity for grants has launched in the state of Utah. The Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs and the Division of State History are offering grants for World War I-related research, commemorative events, as well as the cleaning and restoration of memorials around the state. The funding ranges from $500 to $1,500 for events and research and up to $5,000 for the cleaning and restoration of WWI memorials. This is a great extension of the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program if you are in the state! Gary Harter, executive director of the veterans and military affairs department, states “Even 100 years after it occurred, the impacts of World War I are still felt today.”, He continues with “These grants will assist in allowing the war’s significance to be remembered and those who fought it to be honored.” Learn more by following the links in the podcast notes. link:http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865684168/New-grants-available-for-World-War-I-commemorative-events-displays.html https://heritage.utah.gov/history International Report Remembering Caribbean and African Imperial Soldiers In our International Report this week, we head to Birmingham, where the “They Also Served” research project recently held a remembrance service at the New Testament Church of God in with guest speaker Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen. Dr Joe Aldred, from Churches together in England, helped organize.  He said, "There's something about living in the diaspora that means that the major narratives tend to tell the story of the majority community and in that regard the world wars and the participation of African and Caribbean people in the world wars from Britain's colonies - that is no exception. Why are we not represented when it comes time to commemorate?" They’re not the first to bring into public conversation this issue of overlooked groups that served in the war. Dr. Sashi Tharoor, MP for Thiruvananthapuram, author of 15 books, former Minister of State in India and former Under Secretary General of the United Nations, has spoken about this oversight recently himself. In an interview with Sky News earlier this year: [RUN CLIP] It is now recognised that over 2 million Africans and 16,000 Caribbeans, not to mention countless Black Britons that joined British regiments, served during the war, a war that is often viewed at a white man’s war but that was truly global. Learn more about They Also Served by visiting the project website, where you can view photos, follow the project’s upcoming events and learn about individuals that served in their blog. Follow the links in the podcast notes. Link:https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Birmingham-churches-to-honour-WW1-s-African-and-Caribbean-servicemen http://theyalsoserved.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/ShashiTharoor/videos/10154627859308167/ Spotlight in the Media Story about Star Spangled Banner gets Press For our Spotlight in the Media segment - we wanted to update you on the story we ran last week about the Star Spangled Banner and it’s WW1 connection to sporting events. It was the WW1 Centennial Commission’s public affairs team that sourced the original story and as it turns out with Sports Illustrated pushing out a parallel piece - - so - the whole thing really took off last week and got picked up by media outlets all across the country including ABC, the Chicago Tribune, the Sacramento Bee, Columbus Dispatch and Tucson Arizona Star and a bunch of others all carried the story of the National Anthem and the World Series game of 1918. One of our key goal is to inspire a national conversation about WW1 and we love it when these stories about WW1 get picked up all over! You’ll find a passle of links the podcast notes. Links: Original http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2708-cubs-red-sox-world-series-in-1918-key-in-u-s-love-affair-with-national-anthem.html http://wtop.com/fourth-of-july/2017/07/14483876/slide/1/ http://wgnradio.com/2017/07/04/chicagos-very-own-wayne-messmer-wrigley-field-and-our-national-anthem-anthem-singer/ http://www.local8now.com/content/sports/1918-World-Series-key-in-US-love-affair-with-national-anthem-432523063.html https://www.si.com/more-sports/2017/07/04/star-spangled-banner-national-anthem-sports-colin-kaepernick http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BBO_JULY_FOURTH_ANTHEM?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/1918-world-series-key-us-love-affair-national-48416844 http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/1918-world-series-key-in-us-love-affair-with-national-anthem/ar-BBDFPKE http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170704/baseball-gave-rise-to-national-anthem http://www.sacbee.com/sports/article159406654.html http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170704/baseball-gave-rise-to-national-anthem http://tucson.com/ap/sports/world-series-key-in-us-love-affair-with-national-anthem/article_930cd8da-64f8-544f-b262-d5db664ee21d.html The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts That brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine - what do you have for us this week? Americans Underground The Smithsonian Channel is airing a new documentary, “Americans Underground” about the tunnels and dugouts that became home to thousands of soldiers during WW1. link:https://www.facebook.com/SmithsonianChannel/videos/10156269967403357/ http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/full-episodes The Yellow Cross A new chemical weapon makes its debut on the front -- mustard gas link:https://simonjoneshistorian.com/2014/02/04/yellow-cross-the-advent-of-mustard-gas-in-1917/ Thank you Katherine.   We also want to let you know that announce each weeks podcast with a post on our facebook page @ww1centennial - This is a great place to comment and discuss the stories you hear - we monitor the post and try to answer your questions, add insight and chat with you our Podcast audience. Check it out this Friday. Closing And that is WW1 Centennial News for this week. Thank you for listening! We want to thank our guests: Jan Lorys, historian and the former Director of the Polish Museum of America speaking with us about the Polish American experience during the war, Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog and his post about women and their varied wartime roles in the UK. Richard Rubin and Jonathan Bratten and their StoryTeller and the Historian segment on Americans in Europe prior to the US declaration of war, Lisa Whittlesey, Director of the International Junior Master Gardener Program, telling us about their collaboration with our Poppy Program Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show. And I am Theo Mayer - your host. We also want to thank the Pritzker Military Museum and Library our founding sponsor! Visit their WW1 website at www.pritzkermilitary/ww1. There is also a link in the podcast notes LINK:www.pritzkermilitary/ww1 The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes, google play, and tuneIn - search for ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us again this week. So long. [music] SUBSCRIPTIONS WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2 Weekly Dispatch Newsletterhttp://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm

This week Naomi and Ogaga are joined by Ronke Lawal. The group reminisce on Fresh Price of Bel-Air and explore how much colourism played a factor in the show In the second segment the trio discuss the decision by British MPs to deregulate sex education in school as they recount their experiences. Finally, in an effort to ignore's Trump's inauguration as President of the USA, the 20Something Podcast team talk what Obama's reign meant to them as Black Britons. Mailing list: http://buff.ly/2khGde0 Ronke Lawal: Twitter @RonkeLawal Website: RonkeLawal.com

Between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, hundreds of thousands of people from the British Commonwealth migrated the United Kingdom with plans to settle and find work. Kennetta Hammond Perry‘s new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship, and the Politics of Race (Oxford University Press, 2015), is a political history of postwar Caribbean migration. Perry shifts our attention away from the response of white Britons and focuses it instead on the politics of black Caribbean migrants. As Perry notes, migration itself was a practice of citizenship, and Afro-Caribbeans saw moving to the UK not as immigration but as their right as British citizens. Furthermore, Perry demonstrates that as black political activists organized against racial discrimination, racist violence, and legislation designed to limit migration, their shared belief that living in Britain was one of their citizenship rights was the foundation of their activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, hundreds of thousands of people from the British Commonwealth migrated the United Kingdom with plans to settle and find work. Kennetta Hammond Perry‘s new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship, and the Politics of Race (Oxford University Press,... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, hundreds of thousands of people from the British Commonwealth migrated the United Kingdom with plans to settle and find work. Kennetta Hammond Perry‘s new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship, and the Politics of Race (Oxford University Press, 2015), is a political history of postwar Caribbean migration. Perry shifts our attention away from the response of white Britons and focuses it instead on the politics of black Caribbean migrants. As Perry notes, migration itself was a practice of citizenship, and Afro-Caribbeans saw moving to the UK not as immigration but as their right as British citizens. Furthermore, Perry demonstrates that as black political activists organized against racial discrimination, racist violence, and legislation designed to limit migration, their shared belief that living in Britain was one of their citizenship rights was the foundation of their activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, hundreds of thousands of people from the British Commonwealth migrated the United Kingdom with plans to settle and find work. Kennetta Hammond Perry‘s new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship, and the Politics of Race (Oxford University Press, 2015), is a political history of postwar Caribbean migration. Perry shifts our attention away from the response of white Britons and focuses it instead on the politics of black Caribbean migrants. As Perry notes, migration itself was a practice of citizenship, and Afro-Caribbeans saw moving to the UK not as immigration but as their right as British citizens. Furthermore, Perry demonstrates that as black political activists organized against racial discrimination, racist violence, and legislation designed to limit migration, their shared belief that living in Britain was one of their citizenship rights was the foundation of their activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, hundreds of thousands of people from the British Commonwealth migrated the United Kingdom with plans to settle and find work. Kennetta Hammond Perry‘s new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship, and the Politics of Race (Oxford University Press, 2015), is a political history of postwar Caribbean migration. Perry shifts our attention away from the response of white Britons and focuses it instead on the politics of black Caribbean migrants. As Perry notes, migration itself was a practice of citizenship, and Afro-Caribbeans saw moving to the UK not as immigration but as their right as British citizens. Furthermore, Perry demonstrates that as black political activists organized against racial discrimination, racist violence, and legislation designed to limit migration, their shared belief that living in Britain was one of their citizenship rights was the foundation of their activism.

Between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, hundreds of thousands of people from the British Commonwealth migrated the United Kingdom with plans to settle and find work. Kennetta Hammond Perry‘s new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship, and the Politics of Race (Oxford University Press, 2015), is a political history of postwar Caribbean migration. Perry shifts our attention away from the response of white Britons and focuses it instead on the politics of black Caribbean migrants. As Perry notes, migration itself was a practice of citizenship, and Afro-Caribbeans saw moving to the UK not as immigration but as their right as British citizens. Furthermore, Perry demonstrates that as black political activists organized against racial discrimination, racist violence, and legislation designed to limit migration, their shared belief that living in Britain was one of their citizenship rights was the foundation of their activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Victorian age offered few opportunities for Black-Britons, making Pablo Fanque's circus all the more impressive. Born William Darby, he was a talented equestrian performer, acrobat and show-runner. In fact, one Fanque's playbills inspired John Lennon. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Dr Chater's talk challenges commonly held assumptions that have been made about the lives of black Britons during the period of the British slave trade.