Opinion: Let’s put the C back in the FCO (in celebration of Black History Month)
The Commonwealth Games ended last week. This probably means that the Commonwealth will not be mentioned in the media for another 4 years. But surely there should be more to the vestiges of the British...
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Nick Clegg writes: Black History Month
Black History Month reminds us that remembering the past is about more than just memorising important dates and facts. It’s about recognising and understanding the kaleidoscopic mix of people, events...
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Opinion: What Black History Month means to me
I was delighted by Nick Clegg’s excellent statement welcoming the start of Black History Month. As he says, this is an important aspect of British history whatever our background. Black History Month...
View ArticleDuring Black History Month, take some time to learn from the injustices of...
I first realised that people from different ethnic groups could have very different attitudes to the same death, the same violent deaths- the same killings, when I went to see the film Gandhi for the...
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Being a LibDem in Black History Month 2015!
Our party will officially celebrate Black History Month 2015, with photos of members celebrating their Black Heroes hosted on our website. Event lists with Black History Month information is being...
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LibLink: Tim Farron’s introduction to Black History Month
Tim Farron has been writing at the Black History Month website about what the event means to him: As a Liberal Democrat, one of my most deeply held beliefs is that everyone should have the opportunity...
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The happiest photo of the week
Official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet 106-Year-Old Virginia McLaurin during a photo line in the Blue Room of the White House prior...
View ArticleVince Cable’s message for Black History Month
Over on the Black History Month website, as they gear up for the 30th year, Vince Cable has sent a message for this year’s Black History Month which starts next week. Since its inception in 1987, Black...
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#1 in a journey through African American history – the 54th Massachusetts...
Detail from the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, Boston I’ve recently returned from a seven city, 10786 mile-long tour across the eastern United States. This trek sprang from several random “bucket list”...
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Prominent US statue of Philip Randolph – #2 in a journey through African...
This is the second of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating some...
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The governor who stood in the doorway to stop black students entering...
Embed from Getty Images This is the third of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History...
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Violet Temple Lewis – an educational trailblazer for African American women
This is the fourth of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating some...
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Riot? Rebellion? or Revolution?
Embed from Getty Images This is the fifth of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History...
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The underground road to precious freedom for black slaves
This is the sixth of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating some...
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The music that united the world
This is the seventh of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating some...
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Reminders of the unspeakable inhumanity of slavery
This is the eighth of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating some...
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The black slave whose failed bid for freedom led to the American Civil War
This is the ninth of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating some...
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Splendid memorial to Dr Martin Luther King Junior in Washington DC
This is the tenth of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating some...
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Just as US President Jimmy Carter was the antidote to “Tricky Dicky”, could...
This is the eleventh of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half of the USA. I visited a number of sites relevant to African American history. To mark Black History Month, I am relating...
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In the heart of the American rebellion
The main drawing room – what was effectively the “Oval Office” – of the First Confederacy White House in Montgomery, Alabama. This is the twelfth of my posts based on a recent tour of the eastern half...
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