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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 th...

Background MHCLG are commissioning a significant and permanent national monument to the Windrush Generation at London Waterloo Station to recognise how they have enriched our nation’s history. It will be a tribute to a generation of arrivals from the Caribbean to this country – from the arrival of MV Empire Windrush in 1948 and in the decades that followed.  The monument will be an ambitious public artwork that stands as a testament to the contribution of Caribbean pioneers in ...

£500,000 fund for 2021 Windrush Day celebrations launched Community groups to bid for a share of fund to develop and host events to celebrate and build understanding of the Windrush Generation and their contributions to British society. From: 20 January 2021 Communities across the country invited to bid for share of up to £500,000 to support projects that celebrate, educate and foster pride in the Windrush Generation and their contributions to society. Councils and community groups can re...

Patrick Vernon OBE. - Credit: Archant A former Hackney councillor’s book, which celebrates the lives, stories and contributions of Black British people, has topped the bestseller lists. Patrick Vernon co-authored 100 Great Black Britons with historian Angelina Osborne, and it was published in September to coincide with Black History Month, resurrecting a campaign they began 17 years ago. The project was conceived in 2003 following a BBC search for “100 Greatest Britons” which featured no ...