The Runneymede Bulletin: Who, where and why
Reference: BG/P/18/1/99
This document, 'The Runnymede Bulletin: Who, where and why' from March 1995, presents detailed data and analysis on police stop and search practices across…
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Parliamentary q&a and figures on deaths in police custody
Reference: BG/P/18/1/99
This document presents a parliamentary question and answer session from March 1996 focusing on deaths in police custody within the Metropolitan Police District, including…
Parliamentary question and answer on cost of Operation Eagle Eye
Reference: BG/P/18/1/99
This document records a parliamentary question posed by Bernie Grant in 1996 regarding the financial expenditure on Operation Eagle Eye, a Metropolitan Police initiative.…
Handwritten calculations of costs of arrests
Reference: BG/P/18/1/99
This document contains handwritten calculations estimating the financial costs associated with arrests over several years in the mid-1990s. It reflects an analysis of arrest…
Chris Mullin MP figures of police damages to victims amounting more than £10,000
Reference: BG/P/18/1/96
This document is a 1995 letter from Chris Mullin MP addressing claims against the Metropolitan Police resulting in damages payments over £10,000 during 1993-94.…
Letter to Commander David Gilbertson from Bernie Grant February 1996
Reference: BG/P/18/1/96
This is a letter written by Bernie Grant, a prominent Labour MP, to Commander David Gilbertson of the Metropolitan Police in February 1996. In…
Statement on Stop and Search by Bernie Grant
Reference: BG/P/18/1/96
This document is a statement by Bernie Grant, a prominent Black British MP, addressing the misuse of police Stop and Search powers and its…
Letter to Bernie Grant from Commander David Gilbertson February 1996
Reference: BG/P/18/1/96
This letter, dated February 1996, is from Commander David Gilbertson of the Metropolitan Police Service to Bernie Grant MP. It addresses policing leadership changes…
Bernie Grant parliamentary question on 89% stop and searches not resulting in arrest
This document is a written parliamentary question submitted by Bernie Grant regarding the Metropolitan Police's stop and search practices. Grant questions the purpose of…
Bernie Grant parliamentary question on ethnic minorities stopped and searched
This document records a parliamentary question posed by Bernie Grant concerning the collection of data on ethnic minorities stopped and searched by police in…
Letter to B H Skitt to Bernie Grant regarding providing the stop and search figures
Reference: BG/P/18/1/146
This document is a letter dated 27 June 1995 from BH Skitt, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, addressed to MP Bernie Grant. It…
Stop and search figures 1994
Reference: BG/P/7/4
This document presents stop and search figures from 1994 within the Metropolitan Police District, focusing on areas such as Tottenham and Haringey. It highlights…
The Voice: MPs calls for an end to stop and search “discrimination”
Reference: BG/P/4/7/4
This 1995 article from The Voice highlights MP Bernie Grant's challenge to the Metropolitan Police over the disproportionate stop and search of Black Londoners.…
Letter to Bernie Grant from Paul Condon July 1995
Reference: BG/P/18/1
This is a letter dated 4 July 1995 from Paul Condon, then Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, addressed to Bernie Grant MP. The letter…
Scots the Difference? Press release from Bernie Grant
Reference: BG/P/14/2/9
This press release from Bernie Grant, dated December 6, 1996, highlights his call for the return of African artefacts held in British museums. Marking…
The Voice; ‘take the money and run’ 5th October 1993
Reference: BG/P/6/1/7
This 1993 article from The Voice features MP Bernie Grant discussing the controversial topic of voluntary repatriation for Black people in Britain. Grant acknowledges…
Steel Pulse letter to commemorate Joy Gardner
Reference: BG/ARM/3/1/1
This document is a letter from Steel Pulse's management dated September 29, 1993, addressed to Mrs. Simpson via Bernie Grant's office. The letter expresses…
The British Museum PR ‘The return of ‘cultural property”
Reference: BG/ARM//16/5/27
This document is a 1994 statement from the British Museum's Press and Public Relations office addressing ongoing demands for the return of cultural property…
ARM aims and objectives
Reference: BG/ARM/4/4
This document outlines the aims and objectives of the Africa Reparations Movement (ARM) in the UK. ARM is an organisation dedicated to seeking reparations…
Return the Benin Bronzes
Reference: BG/ARM/4/4
This document is a flyer announcing a demonstration calling for the return of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The protest was scheduled to take…
Why ARM is picketing
Reference: BG/ARM/4/4
This document explains why the African Reparations Movement (A.R.M.) is picketing, focusing on the 1897 British invasion of Benin City in present-day Nigeria. It…
Papers presented at the world conference on reparations to Africa and Africans in the diaspora
Reference: BG/ARM/5/1/1
This document contains papers presented at the World Conference on Reparations to Africa and Africans in the Diaspora, held in Lagos, Nigeria, in December…
International Public Inquiry: the looting of the Ethiopian church by the British Army
Reference: BG/ARM/16/5/31
This document announces an International Public Inquiry held in 1996 at Lambeth Town Hall to investigate the looting of Ethiopian Church treasures by the…
Letter to Bernie Grant regarding visit to Ethiopia
Reference: BG/ARM/16/5/31
This is a letter dated 29 July 1996 from the Ethiopian World Federation to Bernie Grant MP. It discusses a recent visit to Ethiopia…
Letter to Bernie Grant from Seymour Mclean regarding Haile Selassie I bill
Reference: BG/ARM/16/5/31
This is a 1994 letter addressed to Bernie Grant MP from Seymour Mclean of Ras Tafari International Consultants. The letter appeals for support in…
Letter to Seymour Mclean from Michael Heston regarding inspection of Ethiopian manuscripts at British Library
Reference: BG/ARM/16/5/31
This is a letter from Michael Helston of the UK Department of National Heritage to Seymour Mclean of Ras Tafari International Consultants dated 22…
Letter to John Major from Seymour Mclean regarding reparations for looting of Ethiopian church
Reference: BG/ARM/16/5/31
This document is a letter dated April 3, 1995, from Seymour Mclean to then UK Prime Minister John Major. It raises concerns about the…
The Reparations Movement: ‘A Call as old as Justice’ by Dorothy Kuya
Reference: BG/ARM/1/4
This document is an article by Dorothy Kuya published in June 1996 by the African Reparations Movement, discussing the longstanding call for reparations for…
The Black Agenda for the next century by Dr P.F. Wilmot
Reference: BG/ARM/5/3/6
This document is a transcript of a lecture titled "The Black Agenda for the Next Century" delivered by Dr P.F. Wilmot in Birmingham on…
Ethiopian World Federation inc. Draft Strategy on Reparations and Repatriation
Reference: BG/ARM/5/3/5
This document is a 1993 draft strategy paper from the Ethiopian World Federation Inc., addressing reparations and repatriation for Black peoples worldwide. It outlines…
Reparations and a new global order: a comparative overview by Professor Chinweizu
Reference: BG/ARM/5/3/6
This document is a paper titled 'Reparations and a New Global Order: A Comparative Overview,' presented by Professor Chinweizu. It explores the topic of…
De-briefing on preparatory conference on African reparations
Reference: BG/ARM/5/3/3
This document is a de-briefing report on a preparatory conference held in Birmingham focused on African reparations. It reflects the discussions and challenges faced…
ARM Birmingham Declaration
Reference: BG/ARM/1/2
The ARM Birmingham Declaration is a document produced by the Africa Reparations Movement (UK) following a conference held in Birmingham on December 11, 1993.…
Letter to entertainers
Reference: BG/ARM/1/2
This document is a letter addressed to entertainers, written to raise awareness about the movement for reparations for Africans in Africa and the diaspora.…
Timeline for ARM activities 1995
Reference: BG/ARM/6/1
This document outlines the key activities organized by the African Reparations Movement (A.R.M) UK in 1995, a pivotal year for Black British campaigning on…
ARM organisational structure
Reference: BG/ARM/6/1
This document outlines the organisational structure of the Africa Reparations Movement (UK), a group dedicated to advocating for reparations related to Africa. It lists…
Abuja Proclamation
Reference: BG/ARM/5/3/6
The Abuja Proclamation is a declaration from the first Pan-African Conference on Reparations, held in April 1993 in Abuja, Nigeria. Organized by the Organization…
The Legal Basis of the Claim for Reparations
Reference: BG/ARM/11/1
This document, titled "The Legal Basis of the Claim for Reparations," presents a detailed legal argument supporting reparations for historical injustices. Written by Lord…
Early Day Motion
Reference: BG/5/2/12
This document is an Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled in the UK House of Commons on 10 May 1993 by Bernie Grant and other…
New Nation: Return our ‘stolen’ treasure demand
Reference: BG/P/14/3/119
This document reports on a campaign held in London demanding the return of cultural treasures taken from the ancient Kingdom of Benin in mid-western…
The Herald: Battle royal for Benin relics
Reference: BG/ARM/7/3
This document is a 1997 newspaper article highlighting a major controversy over the return of Benin royal artefacts taken by British colonial forces in…
