In his Message To The Grassroots, on November 10 1963, Omowale Malcolm X famously asserted that land is “Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality.” (1) This is something that Leonard Johnson, leader of the Harlesden Peoples Community Council (HPCC) understood,…

Tonight we present the final of our three mini-lectures by celebrated education consultant Sis. Rosemary Campbell-Stephens. For lecture one that was delivered on October 1st (https://www.mixcloud.com/AfrikaSpeaks/rosemary-campbell-stephens-lecture-series-pt-1-education-strategies-for-parents-young-people/), Sis. Rosemary presented twenty one strategies for parents and young people, namely: 1. Approach enhancing your learning as if you were an athlete in…

Brazil celebrates Black Consciousness Day every November 20th in commemoration of the 1695 death of Zumbi leader of the settlement Quilombo dos Palmares, that some regard as the first independent Black state in the so-called “new world,” pre-dating Haiti. (1) Given the events that have impacted the community so far…

Tonight we delve deeper into the issue of so called gangs in London and how we can understand and address the issue. Trevor Phillips, former head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (the body that replaced the Commission for Racial Equality), waded into the debate in typically controversial fashion,…

Tonight we remember teenager, would-be entrepreneur and alumnus of the Alkebu-Lan Academy of Excellence, Prince Ethan Nedd-Bruce who was shot and killed after being ambushed by three assailants on mopeds on October 22nd. (1) We pay tribute to him and all the other young people killed as a result this…