Black Cultural Archives partner with Scholastic to publish new book celebrating Windrush Generation
HONOUR: New book about the Windrush generation seeks to commemorate the British-Caribbean community
THE BLACK Cultural Archives (BCA) has announced a new partnership with Scholastic to celebrate the Windrush Generation.
The collaboration between the BCA and the publisher will include a book titled
‘The Place for Me: Stories of the Windrush Generation.’
It is set to feature twelve stories that are inspired by people the from Windrush generation and derived from their archives for readers aged 8+.
Kevin George, Emma Norry and K.N. Chimbri are just three of the eleven contributing authors all of whom have a connection to the Windrush generation.
ANSEL WONG, a community leader, historian and political activist has been selected as the new chair of the Board of Trustees at the Black Cultural Archives (BCA).
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She was of Rastafarian faith and very humble in her demeanour. But at the same time, she was funny, gregarious and could be the life and soul. We have this Jamaican expression “little but tallah” – she was small and slim but when she spoke, it was with power. As part of her funeral programme, we included that expression. The family loved it. That was her. I’ll miss her humility and warmth. She was one of those people you just want to hug (and I did). She had that affection with other Windrushers, too, like Anthony Bryan [subject of the BBC drama