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The arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948, became a symbol of the post-war migration that transformed the U.K. and its culture. The term “Windrush generation” has come to stand for hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in the U.K. between the late 1940s and early 1970s, especially those from former British colonies in the Caribbean. Windrush Day is being marked on Thursday with scores of community and official events, including a reception hosted by King Charles I...

Acclimatising to rain and racism.

The Prince and Princess of Wales shared a heartwarming video, which included footage showing people disembarking the Empire Windrush boat in Tilbury, Essex, in1948.

Windrush Day 2023 is taking place and will also mark celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Windrush.

I went for the interview and the lady put me in a room and she never came back to me. i sat there for about six hours and then the shop was closing and i left. my first day at school, the teacher asked my name and i told her all the different names i had, because injamaica youd have a pet name, then youd have another name, what my dad called me and whatever, and i put reed on the end because thats my surname. and the teacher said, "no, dear, go home and ask your mother what your name is." so tha...

Today marks the 75th anniversary since the HMT Empire Windrush first brought people to the UK from the Caribbean.

To a mental illness. his wife and five daughters never saw him again. really sad because... oh, sorry. but its only in the course of our researching this story thatjune has learned the truth about what happened to him, including that he wanted to return to his family and that mistakes were made in his case by the uk government. how dare they! this was a vulnerable man. youre supposed to look after your vulnerable people. and they didnt, theyjust left him. they abandoned him. marcias mother, anot...

Windrush Day 2023 is taking place and will also mark celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Windrush.

A portrait of Alford Gardner, 96, was painted to mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush crossing.

Windrush Day 2023 is taking place and will also mark celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Windrush.