It’s Afrika Liberation Month.  On May 25th 1963, designated Afrika Liberation Day (ALD), the independent heads of government met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to establish the Organisation of Afrikan Unity.  Although the resultant organisation ended up being a compromise between competing blocs – the more radical Casablanca group (consisting of

As the Covid-19 situation moves into its second year the UK government is preparing to announce “stage three of the roadmap out of lockdown,” we should assess what impact the last 12 months has had on the Afrikan community. (1) In spite of various valiant initiatives, commentaries and insights, we

As an example of the lack of representation of Black Love in the public sphere, a random Google search for ‘Black relationships UK will return and plethora of results about interracial couplings far in advance of Black-on-Black ones.  The implications for this are important for a range of issues from

So the verdict is in and what people saw in a viral video almost a year ago has been confirmed – officially. Police Officer (not ex-police, because he was one when he committed the crime) Derek Chauvin is a murderer and his victim was George Floyd. It remains to be

The crisis resulting from the eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and The Grenadines, displacing tens of thousands is continuing to attract the attention of the global Afrikan community. Prime among this is the relief effort, and how the government is dealing with it.  Indeed, the suggestion from