The deaf community in East London have paid tribute to a ‘humble and sweet’ woman who was killed in the Chadwell Heath area of Romford. Zahwa Salah Mukhtar, known as Zee, died after being found with serious injuries on Chadwell Heath Lane, with the emergency services responding to reports of …
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Some people in life know instantly what they want to be when they grow up. Others will have different paths till they eventually find what is right for them. Then, you have those who excel in the different things they do and through some unfortunate events, eventually find what they …
Read More »Leeds postman forced out by vile racism and threats now runs dream business
A former Leeds postman has lifted the lid on the disgusting racial abuse and threats of physical violence he received while on the job. Troy Ricketts, 35, who grew up in Roundhay after moving from Jamaica, was regularly called a “black b******” and was asked to get in “fights”. After …
Read More »Black History Month: Incredible first Black mayor in London who transformed Battersea, changed the national curriculum and fought racial injustice
If you live in the Battersea area – or you know a thing or two about London history – you may well have heard of John Archer. He was the former Mayor of Battersea and the first Black person to hold a senior public office in London. But his achievements …
Read More »Black Lives Matter: The Hertfordshire town changing street names because of their shameful past
A council in Herts has passed a motion to change some of its town’s street names after their links to the slave trade. At a Watford Borough Council meeting last night, (Tuesday, July 14), councillors debated whether roads that ‘are named after people who were involved in the slave trade, …
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