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WEAR IT WITH PRIDE
On Sunday, the nation will gather at the Cenotaph in London and at memorials across the country to remember the soldiers who gave their lives fighting for Britain. The ceremony, broadcast live on television, is a solemn display of remembrance, with military bands marching in step to Elgar’s haunting Nimrod. Everyone will be wearing a Poppy, something until recently Black and Caribbean people have been reluctant to do. It’s understandable, for historically, they’ve felt, littl
Roy Francis
Nov 74 min read
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH MATTERS TODAY MORE THAN EVER
I It took many years of persistent and dedicated campaigning to get ‘Black History Month’ recognised as a time in the year, when the...
Roy Francis
Oct 35 min read
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CARNIVAL-'Mas Defiance'
Carnival, one of the most enduring legacies of the Windrush generation, draws each year over two million people to the streets of Notting...
Roy Francis
Aug 284 min read
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Football-'More than life and death'
The Once again the football season is upon us, and like religion it inspires levels of passion and devotion most spiritual leaders can...
Roy Francis
Aug 224 min read
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