As the death toll from Israel’s seven-week bombardment of Gaza exceeds 14,000, over a third of whom are children, an estimated tens of thousands marched through London on Sunday 26th in a “demonstration against antisemitism.” (1) It came a day after hundreds of thousands came out to reiterate the call…

A number of recent reports suggest that depression in the Afrikan community is an increasing concern requiring “urgent” action. As it stands, Afrikan people in the UK are nearly five times more likely to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act.(1) This is accompanied by fears of a rise in…

Linda Creed’s lyrics to The Greatest Love Of All, first recorded by George Benson in 1977 begin: “I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it…

Tonight of Afrika Speaks we are honoured to welcome legendary Rasta Freedom Fighter, Poet, Musician, Broadcaster and writer – Mutabaruka as he embarks on a UK tour as part of the African Holistic Health Study Group in collaboration with Return to Your Roots Festival of Words extravaganza. The tour also…

While working as the coordinator of Special Projects at the Greater London Council in the 1980s, a young Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, had to console a colleague, an Afrikan woman who had tried to consciously raise her six year-old son with a positive self image (even naming him after Marcus Garvey), when…