Black History: Sons of Africa Olaudah Equiano & Ottobah Cugoano
OLAUDAH EUIANO: WRITER AND ABOLITIONIST Known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa, Olaudah Equiano was a writer and abolitionist from...
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Black History: Frederick Douglass social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
He escaped slavery in Maryland, and became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York
Dr Chris
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Exclusive opinion: New plan could be road to NHS privatisation says sceptical GP
Opinion by Dr Chris. Editing by Marceline Powell NHS hospital at home plan, NHS funding, a breaking NHS, and the threat of privatisation....
Jacob Edwards
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Walsall’s Michael Flynn says: “It’s a strange day but one I’m proud of” Weekend Football Highlight
Walsall hosted Leicester in the 4th round of the FA Cup on Saturday 28th January and the home side narrowly missed out on their chance to...
Alia McDonald
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Will new attitudes in church result in a co-existence between religious and ethnic queer communities
Young people who identify as LBGQT and as black African or black Caribbean, are faced with outdated attitudes to their sexuality
Editor
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Disney Awards $1 Million In Grants To Support Youth In STEM & Arts In Honour Of 'Black Panther'
From its historic casting to advanced technology. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is one of the greatest and most anticipated movies ever.
Marceline Powell
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Black Talent Awards 2022 an outstanding success!
Congratulations to the organisers, winners, and my fellow finalists at the first ever Black Talent Awards (BTA’s). What a night!
Kate Moseley
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Bristol's 'Steppin Sistas' are going the extra mile to raise money for BAME Mental Health Charity
As Nilaari does a lot of important work for BAME communities in Bristol, the group felt it was important to give back
Shamimah Leara
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Does Black and Minority Mental health approach need a different direction?
Older South Asian women are an at-risk group for suicide, black men are more likely to experience psychosis
Marceline Powell
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Throw your shade! We explore the Colonialism of Colourism & reclaim Women's beauty
Colourism is a big issue in today’s society, often drowned out by the term racism – Many people forget that internalised racism and...
Kate Moseley
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New Ipsos Mori report demonstrates public perceptions of racism in the UK
report highlights that Black people are treated worse than White people by a range of public and private institutions
Kate Moseley
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Home Office "failing" the Windrush generation yet again according to report
Let’s not lose sight of the scale of wrongs that the Home Office has promised to right here
Marceline Powell
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BBC Radio 1Xtra launches brand new podcast PRESSED with Mariam Musa, Nella Rose and Adeola Patronne
In a twelve-episode series, PRESSED will speak to Gen-Z weekly about what’s happening on the timeline and all things adulting as Mariam...
Marceline Powell
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Virtual concert and scholarships for Rita Marley's Birthday weekend festivities
In honour of the 75th birthday of cultural icon Rita Marley, founder of her eponymous Rita Marley Foundation shared some news recently. A...
Marceline Powell
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200 new jobs to be created in Caribbean at Digicel’s Finance Shared Services Centre
As part of its commitment to Caribbean regional development, Digicel Group is currently carrying out an evaluation process across the...
Marceline Powell
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Biden urged to stop US deportations to Haiti amid political crisis
Washington, DC – A plane carrying 21 Haitian migrants who were expelled from the United States landed in Port-au-Prince on 6th July,...
Marceline Powell
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We are back! with a revamp and a new sister website urbankapital.com
Hello readers and subscribers, it's been a while since we were bringing you daily and weekly news, articles and opinions on all things...
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