Bernie Grant Letter to the Mail on Sunday
Reference: BG/P/4/3/2
This document is a letter written by Bernie Grant, then Leader of Haringey Council, addressed to the editor of the Mail on Sunday in…
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Politics: Black Sections, the First Black MPs, and the Parliamentary Black Caucus
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Orbit Bin Liners letter to Bernie Grant
Reference: BG/P/4/5/2
This is a letter dated 5 March 1986 from Orbital Plastics Limited to Bernie Grant, then leader of the Haringey Council. The letter responds…
BTUSM statement (combine to pdf)
Reference: BG/BTU/1/1
This document is a statement from the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement (BTUSM) dated 30 October 1983, condemning the US invasion of Grenada. It…
BTUSM statement
Reference: BG/BTU/1/3
This statement from the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement condemns the 1983 invasion of Grenada by the United States and several Caribbean nations. It…
Black Workers Conference poster
Reference: BG/BTU/1/1
This poster announces the Black Workers Conference held on September 12th, 1981, in Birmingham, organised by black trade unionists. It highlights the specific challenges…
Black Workers Conference poster
Reference: BG/BTU/1/1
This poster announces a Black Workers Conference held on September 12th, 1981, in Birmingham. It was organized by a steering committee formed by black…
Morning Star: Up Against Racism in the Unions
Reference: BG/BTU/1/1
This 1983 Morning Star article features an interview with Bernie Grant, a prominent Black British trade unionist and local government leader. It discusses the…
BTUSM conference poster
Reference: BG/BTU/1/1
This poster announces the 1983 conference of the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement held at County Hall, London. The event featured international Black speakers…
Bernie Grant letter to BTUSM after rioting
Reference: BG/BTU/1/1
This letter from Bernie Grant to the London Steering Committee of the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement addresses the urgent need for black trade…
BTUSM newsletter
Reference: BG/BTU/1/1
This newsletter is the first issue of the Black Trade Unionists Solidarity Movement (BTUSM), highlighting the urgent concerns of Black trade unionists about racism…
Global Trade Centre
Reference: BG/GTC/1/1
The Global Trade Centre (GTC), founded by the late Bernie Grant MP in 1997 and based in Tottenham, was created to promote international trade…
Black International Construction Organisation
Reference: BG/BICO/1/3
This document is a letter dated 31 July 1996 from the UK Commission for Racial Equality addressed to Bernie Grant MP concerning the Black…
Building Design newspaper
Reference: BG/BICO/1/3
This issue of Building Design newspaper includes a report on the launch of the Black International Construction Organisation (BICO), chaired by Labour MP Bernie…
BICO meeting minutes
Reference: BG/BICO/1/3
This document contains minutes from a 1996 meeting involving Bernie Grant and Vernon Clemens related to trade union activities and international collaboration. It highlights…
BICO letter
Reference: BG/BICO/1/4
This document is a letter from the Black International Construction Organisation (BICO), a UK-based group led by Black professionals focused on supporting sustainable development…
Ujima Housing Association letter
Reference: BG/BICO/1/4
This letter, dated March 20, 1996, is addressed to Mr. David Devine, Chair of the Ujima Housing Association, from Mr. MGP Lekota, Premier of…
BICO pamphlet
Reference: BG/BICO/1/4
This document is a pamphlet from BICO (Black International Construction Organisation), a multidisciplinary voluntary group focused on issues related to the built environment. It…
Bernie Grant Letter to the Mail on Sunday
Reference: BG/P/4/3/2
This document is a letter written by Bernie Grant, then Leader of Haringey Council, addressed to the editor of the Mail on Sunday in…
Orbit Bin Liners letter to Bernie Grant
Reference: BG/P/4/5/2
This is a letter dated March 5, 1986, from Orbital Plastics Limited to Bernie Grant, then Leader of Haringey Council. The company promotes a…
Kevin Morris Masters thesis request
Reference: BG/P/4/3/2
This document is a letter dated January 7, 1987, from Kevin Morris, a community worker and MA student, requesting materials about press coverage of…
Barmy Bernie Goes Coffee Potty
This 1985 newspaper article reports on a controversial decision by Bernie Grant, then leader of Haringey Council, to purchase only Nicaraguan coffee for council…
Bernie Grant letter to Ministry of Defence regarding VE Day and Caribbean Heads of State
Reference: BG/P/16/21
This document is a letter addressed to the Ministry of Defence discussing the commemoration of significant World War II anniversaries, focusing on the recognition…
Bernie Grant letter to Ministry of Defence regarding VE Day and Caribbean Heads of State
Reference: BG/P/16/21
This document is a letter concerning the United Kingdom's plans to commemorate the contributions of Commonwealth countries, including Caribbean nations, during the Second World…
Letter to the Independent regarding World War II Commemoration Controversy
Reference: BG/P/16/21
This letter to the editor of The Independent, dated January 12, 1995, criticizes the exclusion of Caribbean and African representatives from World War II…
Sam Uriah Morris Society
Reference: BG/P/16/1
The Sam Uriah Morris Society in Clapton, East London, hosts an exhibition highlighting the overlooked contributions of Black individuals to global civilisation, science, and…
Sam Uriah Morris Society
Reference: BG/P/16/1
This document provides an overview of the Sam Uriah Morris Society, an exhibition centre in Clapton, East London, dedicated to highlighting the significant yet…
Letter from Black Londoners Action Committee Treasurer
Reference: BG/P/16/11
This letter from the Black Londoners Action Committee Treasurer raises urgent concerns about the BBC's removal of Black-oriented programming and the dismissal of Mr.…
Black Londoners Action Committee
Reference: BG/P/16/9
This document is a 1988 notice from the Black Londoners Action Committee (BLAC), a media research and campaigning group focused on protecting and promoting…
Black Londoners Action Committee
Reference: BG/P/16/9
This document is a flyer from the Black Londoners' Action Committee (BLAC) announcing a general meeting in 1988 to address the sudden removal of…
English Solidarity statement
Reference: BG/P/16/11
This document is a statement from the English Solidarity Movement, published in 1989. It appears to draw on patriotic themes as expressed in the…
Royal Courts of Justice response to Bernie Grant
Reference: BG/P/16/11
This document is a letter dated 2 August 1989 from the Royal Courts of Justice responding to Bernie Grant MP's enquiry about material from…
Press Release on Ku Klux Klan
Reference: BG/P/14/2/9
This is a 1996 press release from Bernie Grant, Labour Member of Parliament, responding to reports that the Ku Klux Klan was recruiting in…
English Solidarity statement
Reference: BG/P/16/11
This document is a statement from the English Solidarity Movement, published in 1989. It reflects a renewed call for solidarity and awareness of identity…
Letter to Attorney General regarding English Solidarity
Reference: BG/P/16/11
This is a letter dated 23rd June 1989 from Bernie Grant, then Member of Parliament, addressed to the Attorney General. In it, Grant highlights…
Heineken Response
Reference: BG/P/16/11
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…
Heineken Sponsorship of Babylon
Reference: Bg/P/16/10
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…
Heineken Incident Sharon Grant Letter to Waheed Ali
Reference: BG/P/16/10
This document is a letter dated 4th January 1996 from Sharon Grant to Waheed Ali, discussing Caribbean Links, a community organisation promoting Caribbean culture…
Flashpoint High Wycombe
Reference: BG/P/16/11
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…
High Wycombe: Bernie Grant Invite Outrage
Reference: BG/P/16/9
This document is a newspaper article from January 29, 1988, discussing the controversy surrounding an invitation to Bernie Grant, then a Labour MP, to…
Press Release: Tory Tax Bombshell for Black Elderly
Reference: BG/P/14/2/9
This 1996 press release from Labour MP Bernie Grant highlights concerns about a new government policy requiring elderly people, particularly Black pensioners, to purchase…
Budget Press Release by Bernie Grant
Reference: BG/P/14/2/9
This press release, issued by Bernie Grant MP in November 1996, critiques the UK government's budget for disproportionately harming Black families. Grant argues that…
Racism in Sport news cutting
Reference: BG/P/16/9
This document is a news cutting from The Cyprus Weekly dated April 7-13, 1989, focusing on two main subjects: recent injuries affecting Arsenal Football…
Organisation of African Unity letter part 2 (combine to pdf)
Reference: BG/OAE/1/1
This document reports on Bernie Grant MP's recent visit to Dakar, Senegal, where he attended the 56th Council of Ministers of the Organisation of…
Organisation of African Unity letter
Reference: BG/OAE/1/1
This letter, dated June 2, 1992, is from Bernie Grant, one of Britain's few Black Members of Parliament at the time, addressed to the…
SCORE press release
Reference: BG/SC/6/3
This is a press release announcing the formation of the Standing Conference on Racial Equality in Europe (UK) (SCORE), a coalition of over 40…
SCORE announcement
Reference: BG/SC/6/3
This document is a letter announcing the formation of the Standing Conference on Racial Equality in Europe (SCORE UK), a coalition of over forty…
Scoreboard Newsletter
Reference: BG/SC/7/1
This newsletter, titled 'Scoreboard,' is a publication from the Standing Conference on Racial Equality in Europe (SCORE). It addresses the setbacks in racial equality…
Scoreboard Newsletter
Reference: BG/SC/7/1
This is an issue of the 'Scoreboard' newsletter published by the Standing Conference on Racial Equality in Europe (SCORE). Dated November 1992 to January…
