Black Heritage Today UK

He was billed as “a British race and political activist”, but in November 1906, John Richard Archer (8 June 1863 – July 1932) and Henry Sylvester-Williams became among the first people of African descent to be elected to public office in Britain, with Archer becoming a councillor and later Mayor of Battersea. Archer was born in Liverpool to [...]

A history-making music video has gone viral as more and more people visit YouTube and download copies of the song ‘Our Story’. Written, and vocalised by London-based reggae artist Scratchylus, his 8-year-old daughter Empress Reggae and co-writer and singer Sizzla Kalonji, ‘Our Story‘ not only won an award for topping the Jamaican charts but the video was included [...]

She may be approaching her 70s but there is no stopping Mamphela Ramphele who recently launched a new party to challenge ANC. The 65-year-old veteran activist and former partner/wife of anti-apartheid hero Steve Biko, launched a new political movement to challenge the might of the governing African National Congress at next year’s elections. She announced [...]

To have taken on the ‘establishment’ and won is mind-blowing, declare those who initiated the fight to make sure Mary Seacole is not only safe on the national curriculum but has moved from optional learning to mandatory More than 36,000 people signed the petition and this campaign has pushed the Department for Education to confirm [...]

The deadly violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections which claimed 1,300 lives shows just how vital it is Kenyan police are properly prepared ahead of polls this coming March, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (Weds 30 Jan), Police Reform in Kenya: “A Drop in the Ocean”. This 40-page [...]

There vision is to have a society built on fairness and respect, people confident in all aspects of their diversity. With this in mind the Equality and Human Rights Commission has published new guidance today on the public sector equality duty (PSED) under the Equality Act, which will help public authorities encourage good relations, promote [...]