Archive Categories: Fighting Racism

This document is a letter dated January 7, 1987, from Kevin Morris, a community worker and MA student, requesting materials about press coverage of Bernie Grant for his thesis on racism and the media.…

This is a letter dated March 5, 1986, from Orbital Plastics Limited to Bernie Grant, then Leader of Haringey Council. The company promotes a new type of refuse sack made from both black and…

This 1996 press release from Labour MP Bernie Grant highlights concerns about a new government policy requiring elderly people, particularly Black pensioners, to purchase costly insurance for long-term care. Grant argues that this policy…

This document is a newspaper article from January 29, 1988, discussing the controversy surrounding an invitation to Bernie Grant, then a Labour MP, to a local Labour Party function in High Wycombe. The invite…

This document reports on a disturbance in High Wycombe on New Year’s Eve involving clashes between black youths, skinheads, and the police. It highlights tensions in a predominantly Afro-Caribbean community and the challenges faced…

This document is a letter dated 4th January 1996 from Sharon Grant to Waheed Ali, discussing Caribbean Links, a community organisation promoting Caribbean culture among second-generation Caribbean British youth. The letter highlights the organisation’s…

This document is a 1996 letter from Bernie Grant MP to the Director of Heineken concerning the company’s demand for changes to the TV programme Hotel Babylon due to its audience’s racial composition. Grant…

This document is a letter from the Executive Board of Heineken N.V. dated January 12, 1996, addressed to Bernie Grant, then a Member of Parliament. It responds to an earlier incident involving offensive content…

This is a letter dated 23rd June 1989 from Bernie Grant, then Member of Parliament, addressed to the Attorney General. In it, Grant highlights the circulation of racist and hateful material by a group…

This document is a statement from the English Solidarity Movement, published in 1989. It reflects a renewed call for solidarity and awareness of identity within England, addressing issues of belonging and social conscience. The…