Amid reports that “90-95% effective” Covid-19 vaccines will soon be available, the government is refusing to rule out making it mandatory. Even though a recent YouGov poll revealed 20 per cent did not trust the vaccine Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted that “public needs to be persuaded that the jab

Back in May of this year we asked the question “Are we on the road to mandatory vaccinations?” (https://www.mixcloud.com/AfrikaSpeaks/covid-19-are-we-on-the-road-to-mandatory-vaccinations-04052020/). (1) With reports of “progress on the first effective coronavirus vaccine” its availability could be imminent, with Afrikan people, said to be twice as susceptible, at the head of the queue.

The current climate of “Black Lives Matter” is causing some institutions (rhetorically at least) to re-assess their approach to ‘diversity.’  One such field is the aviation industry that currently has just 7% “BAME” representation: “There is a huge lack of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and Women in the

The USA presidential election that pundits, somewhat predictably, are calling the “most important” in history/lifetime/a generation takes place on Tuesday November 3rd. (1) The so-called Black vote either for discouragement/suppression or encouragement remains one of the key constituencies.  (2) It has been the subject of fierce debate recent with certain

Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan on Galaxy Radio 26/10/20 – Where has 33 years of Black History Month got us? In advance of their Lion’s Story event on October 29th (https://www.alkebulan.org/aae-lions-story-6260/), we speak to panelists of Afrika Teen Talk about what Black History Month means to them. The observance in the