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Month: July 2013

July 3, 2013November 30, 2016

Black academics strive to organise but face daunting obstacles

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The Polytechnic and its Territory: A Planning Perspective June 9, 2024
Thomas L BlairCopyright (c) All rights reservedISBN 1-980-84-2 An inaugural lecture by Dr. Thomas L. Blair, Professor and Head, Department of Social and Environmental Planning, The Polytechnic of Central London, November 28th, 1973, In front of the Tatlin Tower, Marylebone Road Campus, London Publication Details The Polytechnic of Central: A Planning Perspective Thomas L Blair […]
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REPARATIONS, YES. HOLY AMENS, NO : May 7, 2024
By Thomas L Blair © May 2024 Black Britons Challenge Slavery-benefiting UK Churches to right the wrongs of the past and their continuing effects today Black Britons of Caribbean and African heritage have opened up a new reparations frontline, the nation’s Protestant churches. In their sights is the United Reform Church a major African enslaver […]
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BROADCASTER ALEX PASCALL’S “BLACK LONDONERS” HITS 50th ANNIVERSARY March 13, 2024
The BBC Radio Program That Helped Birth A People’s Musical Culture in the fight against the anti-Black racism of the 1970s and Inspired New Generations By Thomas L Blair March 2024 copyright “Black Londoners” was the first Black daily show in mainstream British broadcasting. And the opening program set the goals. Hailing from Grenada, Alex says. […]
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Pro-Democracy Journalists Getting Black Non-voters to the Polls for London Mayoral Election May 2024 January 15, 2024
By Thomas Blair 15 January 2024 @ Strengthening Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies will be the main focus of Black Londoners in the May 2024 elections for the capital’s mayor. However, many have soured on city politics and the news media that fail to report their needs. This voter alienation reduces the power of the […]
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Happy Kwanzaa Black Britain – Inspired by African Traditions, It Strengthens Families, Powers Communities December 24, 2023
Christmas and New Year might be the talking point for most people at the moment. But Kwanzaa is gaining interest from thousands of Black people in Nottinghamshire, Britain. This new secular festival emerged in the 1970s when Black people began to challenge white cultural norms that failed to relieve oppressive discrimination and hardship. African tradition […]
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A New Awakening November 10, 2023
Forward Together Stronger Thomas L Blair How Black Britain Put Social Justice on the National Agenda ACTION GUIDE British politicians proclaim ‘glory’ to the policy that Britain is “a beacon of good race relations and diversity for western nations”. But post-millennial Black Britons unleashed a firestorm of protest. Gaining allies, they call for the […]
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THE GRIOT Online: Chronicleworld for Black Britain and the Diaspora January 21, 2023
Thomas L Blair The GRIOT Online The Chronicleworld for Black Britain and the Diaspora Thomas L Blair copyright Editions Blair News, Editorials, Opinions on Race/related Issues – Strengthening communities– Creating healthy environments – Furthering equality and equity – Fact-based commentaries & public service – Investigative journalism&cultural criticism 1 Thomas L Blair THE GRIOT Online: Chronicleworld for Black Britain […]
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NEW Digital Directory of Black British History Month(s): Force for Change October 23, 2022
ACTIVISTS HERALD A “SECOND FOUNDING” OF THE LEGACY CELEBRATION – LOCAL, NATIONAL, GLOBAL By Thomas L Blair 23 October 2022©rev “Time for Change: Action Not Words”: The British Black History Month theme 2022 has a ring of truth about it. Digitally networked advocates are linking people’s demands for cultural representation with action for social justice. […]
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TAKING A STAND — Chronicleworld on Blacks in Britain Hits Twenty-Five Years July 27, 2022
“I am convinced that, despite all the negative race-based marginalisation, the ability to mix, blend, change, radicalise, reinvent and serve up something distinctive in a hostile urban environment is at the core of “being Black in Britain”. – Professor Thomas L Blair© July-August 2022 This is a vital moment for Black Britons of Caribbean and […]
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Slavery’s Legacy haunts first Black women rectors of Scottish universities June 1, 2022
Here’s how they can make amends NEWS VIEWS include Racist UK immigration laws / Reparations demand after royal Caribbean tour / Mina’s film of dignity and death / Black women busting beauty myths By Thomas L Blair 1 June 2022© Three Black women achieved historic milestones as rectors of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and St Andrews Scottish […]
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