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Beverley Bryan: the British Black Panther who inspired a generation of women Tobi Thomas In the mid-60s, Beverley Bryan was a prefect at Lavender Hill secondary modern in south London. One of her responsibilities was to stand at the school gates and scribble down the name of any student who was late. One such girl was Olive Morris, who would become one of the country’s leading anti-racism activists. Bryan, meanwhile, would follow in the younger girl’s footsteps, becoming a British Black Panther, a founder member of the Brixton Black Women’s Group and, in 1985, the co-aut...

First published on Sun 13 Dec 2020 19.01 EST Two men who were jailed nearly 50 years ago on the word of a corrupt detective could finally have their names cleared. The cases of two members of the so-called “Stockwell Six”, who were accused of attempting to rob that officer on the underground, are now being referred to the court of appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). The case is the latest involving the late Det Sgt Derek Ridgewell of the British Transport Police (BTP), who died in 1982 in prison, where he was serving a sentence for conspiracy to steal mailbags. The CCRC...

EXCLUSIVE: Two Black men from the Stockwell Six, convicted on evidence of a ‘bent’ white police officer have their convictions sent for appeal The Criminal Cases Review Commission wants more men to come forward PICTURED: The Supreme Court in London (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) TWO BLACK men who were convicted on the evidence of a now discredited white police officer, have had their cases referred for appeal, The Voice and The Guardian can exclusively reveal. Courtney Harriott and Paul Green were part of a group of six young men, who later became known as the Stockwell  ...