Granddaughter of the Windrush By Barbara Nnaemeka Barbara Nnaemeka had no idea what was in store when she arrived in England – cold weather, racism and a longing for home caused her to wonder if her dream was actually a nightmare. Granddaughter of the Windrush is a fascinating memoir of a young Barbadian’s determination to […]
Windrush Square New cultural landmark for Brixton honouring the first generation of African Caribbean settlers Lambeth Council is to honour the first generation of African Caribbean settlers in Britain by naming a new pedestrian square in Brixton, Windrush Square. The first modern migrant black community arrived in Brixton in 1948 having sailed to Britain on […]
Imperial War Museum Exhibition marking the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948. 13 June 2008 – 29 March 2009 Imperial War Museum London To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948, From War to Windrush, a new special […]
Streets Paved with Gold, Return to the Caribbean & Children of the First Generation – The Poetry Trilogy by Victor Richards In 1948, the first Caribbean immigrants arrived in Britain aboard the SS Empire Windrush. Full of hopes, dreams and the promise of new lives in a supposedly nurturing ‘motherland’, they disembarked instead into decades […]