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People, Places, Events


August 22nd: Today's Feature - Notting Hill
Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road Market. From around 1870, Notting Hill had an association with artists.
For much of the 20th century, the large houses were subdivided into multi-occupancy rentals. Caribbean immigrants were drawn to the area in the 1950s, partly because
Aug 21


August 21st: Today's Feature-Dame Sharon White
Dame Sharon Michele White, Lady Chote, DBE (born 21 April 1967) is a British businesswoman. She is the current Chair of the John Lewis Partnership, having previously held a variety of roles in the Civil Service.
She was the Chief Executive of the British media regulator Ofcom from March 2015 to November 2019, and was Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury from 2013 to 2015. She was the first black person, and the second woman, to become a Permanent Secretary at the Trea
Aug 20


August 20th: Today's Feature-Black History Month Celebrating Windrush Heroes
In late 2017, Runnymede Trust, JCWI and others helped shine a spotlight on the treatment of people who had arrived in the UK as British citizens, but were now losing their homes, jobs and even being deported. A few months later, the story hit the headlines and became known as the Windrush scandal. Now we’re sharing the stories of some of the campaigners, activists and members of the Windrush generation whose voices you need to hear; Roy Hackett, Mona Baptiste, Anthony Brown
Aug 19


August 19th: Today's Feature - Birmingham
Historic audio recordings touching upon the trials and tribulations of people who arrived in Birmingham as part of the Windrush Generation are being made available to the public for the first time ever by Birmingham Museums.
The oral histories, available online, feature the life stories of people who came to the UK from the Caribbean in the 1940s to the 1960s and faced challenges such as racial intolerance and inequality as they took up jobs and helped to rebuild Britain aft
Aug 18


August 18th: Today's Feature-Bristol’s Windrush Generation
‘Windrush’ is a term used to describe the mass migration of people invited from the Caribbean colonies into Great Britain, just after the Second World War. An ex-Nazi troopship renamed the Empire Windrush brought this first wave of Caribbeans in June 1948. The term ‘Windrush generation’ is usually applied to the many African Caribbeans who came to the UK after the Second World War and up to the 1970s.
Aug 17


August 17th: Today's Feature-Robert Beckford
Robert Beckford (born 1965) is a British academic theologian and currently Professor of Black Theology at The Queen's Foundation, whose documentaries for both the BBC and Channel 4 have caused debate among the Christian and British religious community.
Aug 16


August 16th: Today's Feature-Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno continues to make substantial contributions to charitable causes, bringing happiness to many through his involvement in sports and entertainment. He has also played a crucial role in raising awareness about mental health issues, sparking important discussions that resonate with many. Despite his accomplishments, Bruno remains humble, describing himself as just an ordinary guy from south London
Aug 15


August 15th: Today's Feature-Liverpool
Liverpool: Windrush brothers helped shape Liverpool 8's thriving music scene. Granddaughters share stories of three brothers who came to Liverpool from Jamaica who travelled on the Empire Windrush 75+ years ago.
Aug 14


August 14th: Today's Feature-Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame
Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame was created by the late Flip Fraser in collaboration with JD Douglas and Khareem Jamal. The show was launched in London at the Shaw Theatre in July 1987 with the assistance of a modest grant from Camden Council to celebrate the centenary of Marcus Garvey. After its sell out launch, and driven by the massive demand of the Black community to see it, the show re-opened the doors of the Hackney Empire Theatre (which at the time was operating as a
Aug 13
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