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DARK SECRETS: Claudia jones | Vintage Vibes

Inside Notting Hill Carnival: How It Connects Me to My Caribbean Heritage and Why It Must Survive

From child spectator to masquerader: Chanté Joseph shares her personal connection to Notting Hill Carnival

Marie Claire

Voices: Notting Hill Carnival belongs in the streets, now more than ever

COMMENT: Last year’s race riots around the UK echoed the very reason why Claudia Jones founded the Carnival in 1959, writes Ava Vidal. There needs to be a compromise made around street access and crowd safety

The Independent UK

Nadia Cattouse obituary

Actor who appeared in groundbreaking postwar stage and TV productions and was a popular singer during the 60s folk revival

The Guardian - UK

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Notting Hill carnival’s perforated history

Letter: Stephen Spark sets the record straight on the stamps that were issued to commemorate the event in London

The Guardian - UK

Ten historical Black British figures who helped shaped the country

Around 75 per cent of Britons either do not know "very much" or simply "anything" about Black British history, a survey has revealed

Evening Standard

Inspirational Black British women you should know about

The Black British women who have helped shape history

Evening Standard

When does Notting Hill Carnival start this year? Everything you need to know about the London festival

Historic event returns to the streets of west London this month

The Independent UK

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Notting Hill Carnival to celebrate 75th anniversary of Windrush

2023 Carnival will celebrate contribution of Windrush generation, say organisers

Evening Standard

Letter: Donald Hinds obituary

Veronica Porter writes: Donald Hinds told me about the Caribbean experience in London

The Guardian - UK

Donald Hinds obituary

Writer, teacher and historian whose book Journey to an Illusion provided an insight into the lives of postwar Black immigrants

The Guardian - UK

Notting Hill carnival’s ‘founding spirit’ to be honoured with blue plaque

Journalist and activist Claudia Jones among five women whose life and legacy will be marked by English Heritage

The Guardian - UK

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin and activist Claudia Jones to receive blue plaques

Also being honoured are suffragettes Emily Wilding Davison and Sophia Duleep Singh.

The Independent UK

‘Founding spirit’ of Notting Hill Carnival among new blue plaque names in London

English Heritage has revealed six people whose names will be enscribed on blue plaques around the capital this year.

The Independent UK

‘I try to depict the sense of liberation’: what carnival means to British-Caribbean artists

Paul Dash, Errol Lloyd and John Lyons discuss their new exhibition exploring the celebration: its electric atmosphere, cultural significance and complex traditions

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Daily Mirror

Black History Month: The racist murder that sparked the Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival is the biggest carnival in the world, attracting over a million people from across the country and all over the world but very few know its roots

The Independent UK

‘This is the news - our news’: The history and importance of the UK’s Black press

‘It matters to the world because we are the only people who can tell our stories. And, man, our stories. They deserve to be told,’ says journalist Charlie Brinkurst-Cuff

Daily Mirror

Black British change-makers who paved the way for others - and should be in movies

These Black British change-makers really do deserve their own movies because of all the incredible things they achieved during their lives - the boldness and courage is unbelievable

Wales Online

Sir Trevor McDonald and Alexa team up to tell inspiring stories for Black History Month

“Alexa, tell me a story about black British history”

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Evening Standard

The forgotten racial history of Notting Hill Carnival

As the city prepares for the return of the beloved street party, Emma Loffhagen explores its painful roots

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