MINISTERS face the grave risk of another Windrush scandal if they fail to act on a damning report into the fiasco, its author has warned. Wendy Williams’ review accused the Home Office under Theresa May of failures which led to UK residents being deported.The 1948 arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, Essex But …
A special Windrush project has been launched in project with the aim of teaching young...
This month marks 70 years since the arrival of the first of the Windrush generation, the Caribbean immigrants who came to the UK on HMT Empire Windrush. With a
They made a perilous journey to an unknown land to start life in a new country.
The journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK
HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex in 1948, carrying passengers from the Caribbean to the UK.
This month marks 70 years since the arrival of the first of the Windrush generation, the Caribbean immigrants who came to the UK on HMT Empire Windrush. With a
‘In this country in 15 or 20 years’ time the black man will have the whip hand over the white man.” ― Enoch Powell, River’s of Blood’ Speech, Birmingham 1968 I don’t normally like expla…
Undeveloped for over 50 years, Howard Grey’s images of West Indian arrivals at Waterloo capture their mixed emotions
In March 2018, the 'Windrush Crisis’ become high profile in Britain, as The Guardian highlighted examples of people from the Windrush Generation who had been denied their full rights to British cit...
The pioneering immigrants who arrived on ex-troopship Empire Windrush in June 1948.
A picture book story about the triumph of hope, love, and determination, Coming to England is the inspiring true story of Baroness Floella Benjamin: from Trinidad, to London as part of the Windrush generation, to the House of Lords. When she was ten years old, Floella Benjamin, along with her older sister and two younger brothers, set sail from Trinidad to London, to be reunited with the rest of their family. Alone on a huge ship for two weeks, then tumbled into a cold and unfriendly London, coming to England wasn't at all what Floella had expected. Coming to England is both deeply personal and universally relevant - Floella's experiences of moving home and making friends will resonate with young children, who will be inspired by her trademark optimism and joy. This is a true story with a powerful message: that courage and determination can always overcome adversity.; 32 pages; Published: 15/04/2021
A book that celebrates the inspiring legacy of the Windrush pioneers. Combining historical fact with voices from the 'Windrush Generation', this book sensitively tells the inspiring story of the men, women and children who arrived in the UK from the Caribbean in June 1948. This easy-reading text is ideal for confident readers who love facts. Author: Kandace Chimbiri. Format: hardback.
The story before the scandal. A book to celebrate the inspiring legacy of the Windrush pioneers. In June 1948, hundreds of Caribbean men, women and children arrived in London on a ship called the HMT Empire Windrush. Although there were already Black people living in Britain at the time, this event marks the beginning of modern Black Britain. Combining historical fact with voices from the Windrush Generation, this book sensitively tells the inspiring story of the Windrush Generation pioneers for younger readers.
Undeveloped for over 50 years, Howard Grey’s images of West Indian arrivals at Waterloo capture their mixed emotions
After World War Two, thousands of people moved to the UK from the Caribbean - and they were known as the Windrush generation.
The journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK
The pioneering immigrants who arrived on ex-troopship Empire Windrush in June 1948.
For a year, photographer Jim Grover has captured the lives of south London’s Windrush generation
The pioneering immigrants who arrived on ex-troopship Empire Windrush in June 1948.
The Windrush generation is being celebrated in a series of 10 new portraits that will go on public display for the first time from Thursday 22 June at Edinburgh’s Royal Palace
The Windrush generation is being celebrated in a series of 10 new portraits that will go on public display for the first time from Thursday 22 June at Edinburgh’s Royal Palace
Harry Jacobs established a studio in Stockwell, south London, where he became a renowned photographer to the Caribbean community for decades
The 25th anniversary edition of Baroness Floella Benjamin's classic memoir, Coming to England. With a foreword by the author and some additional historical information, this is the incredible story of Floella's journey from Trinidad to London, as part of the Windrush generation, to the House of Lords. It is gloriously illustrated throughout by Joelle Avelino, perfect for readers aged 9+.Floella Benjamin was just a young girl when she, her sister and two brothers arrived in England in 1960 to join their parents, whom they had not seen for fifteen months. They had left the island paradise of Trinidad to make a new home in London - part of a whole generation of West Indians who were encouraged to move to Britain and help rebuild the country after the Second World War. Reunited with her mother, Floella was too overwhelmed at first to care about the cold weather and the noise and dirt from the traffic.But, as her new life began, she was shocked and distressed by the rejection she experienced. She soon realized that the only way to survive was to work twice as hard and be twice as good as anyone else. This inspirational story is a powerful reminder of how courage and determination can overcome adversity.
Celebrating a legacy
Portraits of 11 women that form part of an exhibition by photographer Jim Grover on the Windrush generation.
The journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK
The Windrush generation is being celebrated in a series of 10 new portraits that will go on public display for the first time from Thursday 22 June at Edinburgh’s Royal Palace
***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 JHALAK PRIZE*** A leading new exploration of the Windrush generation. For the pioneers of the Windrush generation, Britain was 'the Mother Country'. They made the long journey across the sea, expecting to find a place where they would be be welcomed with open arms; a land in which you were free to build a new life, eight thousand miles away from home.This remarkable book explores the reality of their experiences, and those of their children and grandchildren, through 22 unique real-life stories spanning more than 70 years. "The story of Windrush, is, like any other, a story of humanity. Of life, love, struggle, hope, misery, success and failure.It's one that is too often neglected in our media ... but this volume acts as a remedy to that failure of story-telling, which I ask you to both savour and share." - David Lammy MP Contributors include: Catherine Ross, Corinne Bailey-Rae, David Lammy, Gail Lewis, Hannah Lowe, Howard Gardner, Jamz Supernova, Kay Montano, Kemi Alemoru, Kimberley McIntosh, Lazare Sylvestre, Lenny Henry, Maria del Pilar Kaladeen, Myrna Simpson, Naomi Oppenheim, Natasha Gordon, Nellie Brown, Paul Reid, Riaz Phillips, Rikki Beadle-Blair, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Sharon Frazer-Carroll.
Explore the lives of the Windrush generation in this full-colour anthology. With a foreword from Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE. This book presents 12 moving tales of sacrifice and bravery, inspired by first-hand accounts of the Windrush generation. "Home ain't jus' where you live. Home is your heart an' yer history." Each inspiring story helps to bring the real experience of Black British people into focus. Produced in partnership with Black Cultural Archives to honour the Windrush generation. Includes ten photo-packed fact sections. The contributors: K. N. Chimbiri, Kevin George, Salena Godden, Judy Hepburn, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Kirsty Latoya, Katy Massey, E. L. Norry, Quincy the Comedian, Jermain Jackman. With cover art by Joelle Avelino. Black Cultural Archives is the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of Black people in Britain.
Publisher Margaret Busby explores the rise of Carnival as a means of celebration and defiance for the Windrush generation
Plans for two new public artworks were announced on Windrush Day, two weeks after Black Lives Matter demonstrators toppled a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol
“In the early Spring of 1962, I decided that there might be a good photo-opportunity to bus it down to London’s Waterloo Station and take some photographs of the final West Indian arrivals before the British Government Immigration Act 1962, came into force, writes Howard Grey. He was 20-year-old. Who were these people then? What … Continue reading "‘London is the Place For Me’ : Pictures of the Windrush Generation – May 1962"
The arrival records for tens of thousands of immigrants from the Windrush generation have been found in the National Archives.
Jim Grover’s photographs of the Windrush generation at home in south London are a joy. His project began in June 2017 in Grover’s local church. A parishioner invited him to see the clubs where he played “bones”. “It was a revelation to me,” says Grover. “I had no idea that Caribbean migrants met three times a … Continue reading "A Year With London’s Windrush Generation"
Howard Grey’s extraordinary photographs of the last Windrush arrivals in 1962
The journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK
Harry Jacobs established a studio in Stockwell, south London, where he became a renowned photographer to the Caribbean community for decades
