LAYING DOWN BLACK HISTORY
May 21st, 2017 | by John OMeara
‘We don’t write things down enough’ said Val Powell’s friend Paulette Hamilton, ‘we need to tell our story as the [&hellip
Browsing the "Features" Category
‘THE COLOURS INSIDE’
May 1st, 2017 | by John OMeara
The names in the text of Eddy Aigbe, Kaleem Hussain, Seiko Susso, Ahmed Magare, Piers Road Centre, Birmingham Opera Company [&hellip
THE LOZELLS HARRIER WHO CONQUERED AUSTRALIA
April 23rd, 2017 | by John OMeara
(all pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them) Lozells Harriers (Athletic Club) grew out of the explosion in sports [&hellip
LOCAL PCSO URGES YOU TO SIGN UP TO NEW POLICE ALERT SYSTEM
January 20th, 2017 | by Ebony Simpson
In a world of booking dentist appointments online, hospital referrals via text and tweeting your GP – its no wonder [&hellip
BREATHING SPACE
December 9th, 2016 | by John OMeara
A community centre in Lozells, used by people from all parts of the globe, has opened a Prayer Room/Quiet Room. [&hellip
NHS SUSTAINABILITY & TRANSFORMATION PLANS – THE WEST MIDLANDS QUESTION
December 8th, 2016 | by Gaelle Finley
Background: Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) are being imposed by NHS England. Across England our NHS is to be carved up [&hellip
‘MY DAD MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO OWN A BUSINESS ROUND HERE!’
December 3rd, 2016 | by Ebony Simpson
In the multicultural landscape of modern Birmingham, it’s commonplace to see a business owned by someone who is black, Asian [&hellip
SUSAN GREEN’S RESPONSE TO AN ARTICLE ON 2 NOVEMBER 2016 IN THE GUARDIAN (‘SEGREGATION ISN’T THE PROBLEM IN BRITAIN’S INNER CITIES – IT’S OLD FASHIONED RACISM’, by Kehinde Andrews).
November 4th, 2016 | by Gaelle Finley
‘Handsworth, for instance, features some of the nicest houses in Birmingham; so it is the people in the neighbourhood who [&hellip
‘IT’S QUALITY AND IT’S FREE’
October 10th, 2016 | by John OMeara
Members of staff at Legacy WM, and family members, suffered verbal abuse after the Brexit vote. The Migrant Music Festival [&hellip
HERITAGE: UNITING OR DIVIDING?
September 14th, 2016 | by John OMeara
Birmingham Heritage Week has given a chance to re-visit some of Handsworth’s older and more recent past. Last Saturday you [&hellip
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