Windrush

Activist Akram Salhab on the Palestinian experience of British colonialism

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Channel 4 News published this video item, entitled “Activist Akram Salhab on the Palestinian experience of British colonialism” – below is their description. Britain’s colonial past has been the centre of intense debate over the past two years, with the Black Lives Matter movement – and the Windrush scandal exposing the terrible treatment of those … Read more Activist Akram Salhab on the Palestinian experience of British colonialism

Home Office broke equality law over treatment of Windrush generation, watchdog says

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Channel 4 News published this video item, entitled “Home Office broke equality law over treatment of Windrush generation, watchdog says” – below is their description. The Home Office broke equality law in the way it treated the Windrush generation, according to the equalities watchdog. It said today that the negative impacts of the government’s “hostile … Read more Home Office broke equality law over treatment of Windrush generation, watchdog says

Black Powerlist 2021: Inspiring change as a Black Briton

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Sky News published this video item, entitled “Black Powerlist 2021: Inspiring change as a Black Briton” – below is their description. British Vogue editor Edward Enninful and ‘Windrush lawyer’ Jacqueline McKenzie are among those featured on the Black Powerlist 2021. The list honours the most powerful people of African, African Caribbean and African American heritage … Read more Black Powerlist 2021: Inspiring change as a Black Briton

Making History: Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin | ITV News

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ITV News published this video item, entitled “Making History: Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin | ITV News” – below is their description. The high ceilings and hallowed precincts of Canterbury Cathedral have borne witness to history across the centuries. Now a new chapter is being written by Rose Hudson-Wilkin. She is child of the Windrush generation and … Read more Making History: Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin | ITV News

Meet the brothers who have turned grandma’s Caribbean recipes into a cookbook

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Channel 4 News published this video item, entitled “Meet the brothers who have turned grandma’s Caribbean recipes into a cookbook” – below is their description. They didn’t have formal training. But Shaun and Craig McAnuff did have their gran’s recipes – brought with her when she arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush … Read more Meet the brothers who have turned grandma’s Caribbean recipes into a cookbook

The Black Farmer Says He Gets More Racism In The City Than In Rural Parts Of Britain | This Morning

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This Morning published this video item, entitled “The Black Farmer Says He Gets More Racism In The City Than In Rural Parts Of Britain | This Morning” – below is their description. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (63), was a child of the Windrush generation arriving in Britain from Jamaica at the age of three. Wilfred says this … Read more The Black Farmer Says He Gets More Racism In The City Than In Rural Parts Of Britain | This Morning

Statues are falling but what should replace them? – BBC

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BBC published this video item, entitled “Statues are falling but what should replace them? – BBC” – below is their description. Subscribe and to OFFICIAL BBC YouTube https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn Stream original BBC programmes FIRST on BBC iPlayer https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ George Floyd’s killing in the US state of Minnesota sparked protests about policing, privilege and a revolution in … Read more Statues are falling but what should replace them? – BBC

Calls for Windrush ship anchor to be a monument

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Campaigners are calling for the anchor from the shipwrecked HMT Empire Windrush to be turned it into a monument. Prince Charles has spoken of the ‘debt of gratitude’ the nation owes the Windrush generation in a video message thanking the Caribbean community for its contribution to the “rich diversity” of British modern society. The footage … Read more Calls for Windrush ship anchor to be a monument

Family fight for their rights 72 years after Windrush

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It’s 72 years since the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex, carrying just over a thousand passengers from the Carribean to fill jobs in the UK. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Around half a million people came here between then and the 1970s. But many of those, known as the Windrush Generation, were denied the right … Read more Family fight for their rights 72 years after Windrush

The Windrush generation

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Windrush Day marks 72 years since passengers from the Caribbean disembarked from HMT Empire Windrush to help rebuild Britain after World War Two. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy and impartiality is unparalleled. Get the latest news on: http://reuters.com/ Follow … Read more The Windrush generation

Windrush Day: A generation’s continued fight for justice | ITV News

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Monday 22 June marks the third Windrush Day, the 72nd anniversary of the SS Empire Windrush arriving at Tilbury Docks in Essex carrying the first Caribbean migrants. Many of those who left sunnier climes were ex-servicemen who fought with the UK in the Second World War and had been invited to a bomb-damaged Britain to … Read more Windrush Day: A generation’s continued fight for justice | ITV News

Windrush Scandal Victim Worried He’d Be Taken Away Every Day For 18 Months | This Morning

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Alison’s live in Brixton today where she’s joining local residents in a very special performance to celebrate Windrush Day – when the country celebrates the contributions of the Windrush generation. However, whilst today is a celebration, there’s still so many victims of the Windrush scandal who are yet to receive compensation from the government, after … Read more Windrush Scandal Victim Worried He’d Be Taken Away Every Day For 18 Months | This Morning

Windrush Scandal Victim Was Wrongly Held in a Detention Centre | Good Morning Britain

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Windrush campaigners have criticised the “injustice and humiliation” of being deemed illegal immigrants in the country they have called home for more than half a decade, on the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks. The Home Secretary has announced a cross-government working group to address the challenges faced by … Read more Windrush Scandal Victim Was Wrongly Held in a Detention Centre | Good Morning Britain

‘We owe debt of gratitude to Windrush generation,’ says Prince Charles

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The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the Windrush generation as Britain celebrates 72 years since their first arrival at Tilbury, saying “the diversity of our society is its greatest strength”. He expressed particular thanks to the “indispensable” part they played in staffing the National Health Service. “Today offers an opportunity to express the … Read more ‘We owe debt of gratitude to Windrush generation,’ says Prince Charles

Trisha Goddard Pays Emotional Tribute to Her Mother on Windrush Day | Lorraine

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Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1KyA9sV Trisha Goddard joins Lorraine on Windrush day, to pay tribute to her mother Agnes who arrived in the UK in 1955. As well as this, Trisha emotionally reflects on the racist abuse she and her family faced. Broadcast on 22/06/20 Like, follow and subscribe to Lorraine! Catch up on the … Read more Trisha Goddard Pays Emotional Tribute to Her Mother on Windrush Day | Lorraine