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Month: May 2015

May 2, 2015November 30, 2016

Time for positive high-impact politics–tip sheet 5

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Justice for Windrush / C L R James celebrated / CHILD Q racism / Sonia Boyce wins Biennale / Companies & anti-modern slavery April 30, 2022
By Thomas L Blair 1 May 2022© Justice for the Windrush Generation. Caribbean people who settled in the UK from 1945 to 1973, helped rebuild Britain after WWII. As a result, they laid the foundation for future generations: in housing, religion, economic, social, political and race relations. However, justice for them has been denied says […]
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THE CHRONICLEWORLD: News that matters to Black Britons and Diaspora April 15, 2022
Elections 2022: Wales’ Black youth urged to vote in May 2022 elections // Guardian seeks Black journalists // Stephen Lawrence’s brother writes “Take a stand” Children’s book // Black-led Ubele Initiatives announces ‘Money On Loan’ // Bigotry frames Ukraine attention: WHO chief says By Thomas L Blair 15 April 2022© Elections 2022: Wales’ Black youth […]
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Zhan, Celebrated Afro-Ukrainian Wrestler, Lawmaker. March 8, 2022
Unbossed civil rights defender or servant of a racist society? By Thomas L Blair 8 March 2022 © Ukraine’s Zhan Vensanovych Beleniuk is that nation’s Olympic wrestling prodigy and the first elected Black non-white Member of Parliament. And from this dual-platform of excellence, he urges the vulnerable African Ukrainian population to join the resistance to the […]
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Black Achievers, Jamal, Kwajo, Light the Way for Many February 18, 2022
By Thomas L Blair 18 February 2022 © Aspiring and record-breaking Black British men and women are shattering racist preconceptions that threaten to blight their lives. They are proving to be an acknowledged part of the millennial Black Experience. Here are some myth-breaking role models you ought to know about. The editors of the Ikon […]
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WHY BLACK PUBLISHER’S BOOKS FOR KIDS MATTER December 31, 2021
MISEDUCATION LIMITS A CHILD’S IMAGINATION THEMED BOOKS CREATE EMPLOYABLE, WISER ADULTS WOMEN PUBLISHERS LEADING THE WAY ADVOCATES MUST CREATE CHARTER FOR INCLUSION ROOT RACISM OUT OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS By Thomas L Blair 31 December 2021 rev 17/01/22© All children deserve to see themselves in the books they read. However, Black British children hardly ever see […]
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The Irresistible Rise of BLACK CENTRAL EUROPE WEBSITES November 30, 2021
By Thomas L Blair 30 November 2021 © One extraordinary aspect of Afro-Europe, which so far seems to have attracted very little attention, is the rise of Black Central European websites, especially in Germany and Austria. They tackle the problems of today, but also bring you over 1000 years of Black history in European lands […]
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“Let the Unarchived Speak!”: Blair digital collection charts Black British progress October 31, 2021
By Thomas L Blair 30 October 2021 © Black Britons entered the 21st century hard hit but aspiring for advancement. Fortunately, the onset of the internet paved the way for a mini-boom in their social media use. But left unarchived, their needs and demands will remain benignly neglected. Left unrecorded, the gap will surely comprise […]
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An Honourable Lady shaping Black History Month September 30, 2021
Tributes paid to Betty Campbell, Wales’ first Black head teacher and equality advocate By Thomas L Blair 30 September 2021© Black History Month Britain is here again, but in Cardiff’s Butetown century-old Black and Asian communities it has a special meaning. They have acknowledged Betty Campbell Wales’ first Black head teacher and founder of its […]
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CLIMATE CRISIS AND RACIAL JUSTICE August 31, 2021
THE MISSING CHAPTER AT THE GLOBAL SUMMIT By Thomas L Blair 31 August 2021© Climate change crisis is also a racial justice problem. My contribution to the Environmental Handbook: Action Guide for the UK was a founding document for the newly formed Friends of the Earth. Published in 1971, it was a radical document for […]
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“Black faces in high places” must be REAL models July 30, 2021
Micro-finance campaigners are boosting change By Thomas L Blair 30 July 2021 ©; Black Britons’ political power has had its fastest growth in years. Admittedly small in number, prominent individuals in public positions rose from 36 to 73. Thus, nearly doubling since 2017, and some 3% overall, according to The Colour of Power 2021 report […]
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