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Untold Stories: a history of Black People in Kent, England
A history of important and affluent Black People in Kent, England from the 16th century. (2018)
Life in coronavirus lockdown: families on the brink | Anywhere but Westminster
As the Covid-19 crisis continues, confinement and worry are taking a huge toll on children, young people and their parents. From across the country, families reveal the experience of everyday life in coronavirus confinement, and the issues it highlights – … Continue reading
Arresting people for begging clearly doesn’t work – so now Manchester is trying a new approach – I Love Manchester
Beg, get arrested, go to court, get fined, repeat. This is the pattern that vulnerable people across the country caught begging find themselves caught up in, all thanks to an archaic law called the Vagrancy Act. This 196-year-old law criminalises homeless … Continue reading
Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade – in pictures 2012
Stilt walkers, bands, giant figures and more than 700 residents paraded through the Calder Valley town dressed in outfits created in a series of community workshops More: Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade – in pictures | Hebden bridge, Bike parade, Festivals … Continue reading
Notting Hill Carnival: Who Started It?
Wyn Baptiste grew up in Notting Hill believing his dad Selwyn, a Trinidadian steel pan player who arrived in Britain in 1960 and was the first Chair of Notting Hill Carnival Committee, was the man who started Carnival. But the … Continue reading
Banksy by Underdog Gallery
This was the image used for the last call for applications for Art Fair East 2017 for the major East of England international art fair. Source: Opportunity for regional artists to exhibit alongside world famous names | Banksy prints, Banksy … Continue reading
Brazilian Drummers at Notting Hill Carnival 2019
Dendê music played is Samba-Reggae from Brazil. Dendê group formed in Hastings and another part meet in Poplar, London. Just a incredible vibrations endless heart beats Brazilian Bands were first introduced to Notting Hill Carnival in 1984 Their choreographed dance … Continue reading
Clay Faces Twist and Warp on Human Bodies in Mixed-Media Film by Sam Gainsborough
Animation director Sam Gainsborough’s new mixed-media film contorts and melts characters’ faces, altering and shaping both how they see and how they’re viewed. Facing It depicts a man struggling with relationships to his family and friends, his social anxiety, and his … Continue reading
193 – The Border Between the ‘Two Englands’ | Map, Uk history, England
In Great Britain as in the US, two cultural sub-nations identify themselves (and the other) as North and South. The US’s North and South are quite clearly delineated, by the states’ affiliations during the Civil War (which in the … Continue reading
