Author: News Desk

Society takes from Black culture, but often doesn’t want Black people along with it The Metro says In the days leading up to Notting Hill Carnival, comments by the Tory London Mayor candidate Susan Hall re-emerged.   She had called it ‘dangerous’ and said previously that there is a ‘problem with crime’ in the Black community. For a celebration that is now said to be the second-largest annual event of its kind in the world, it is many things – fun, exciting, bonding, tiring, anything but dangerous is nowhere near top of the list.  The number of arrests at this year’s…

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Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Windrush legacy in blaze of colour BBC News says Londoners celebrating Caribbean culture at Notting Hill Carnival have been back winding their way through the streets of west London for the famous parade’s 55th incarnation. Thumping sound systems accompanied colourful feathered bands with representations of everywhere from Martinique to Mauritius. Commemorating 75 years since the first Windrush arrivals, Transport for London teamed up with the Windrush Generation Association to provide a float for the veterans to celebrate. In another poignant tribute, sound systems fell silent for 72 seconds on both Sunday and Monday to remember the…

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Moment knife thugs armed with huge machetes brawl in street in front of crowds of revellers at Notting Hill carnival – with final day ‘marred by violence’ as eight are stabbed and police officer is sexually assaulted Daily Mail says Shocking photographs show Notting Hill Carnival revellers armed with huge machetes in the street in front of crowds of people in broad daylight.  One image shows a young man appearing to approach a group of men while waving a large weapon in the air, as many stand back and watch. The photographer said he found himself ‘in the wrong place…

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