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Churchill’s Asian spy princess comes out of the shadows

By Divya Talwar Producer, BBC Asian Network

Britain’s Asian spy Noor Inayat Khan was shot by the Nazis in 1944 after being betrayed

“Liberte!” – That was the last word spoken by the heroine of Churchill’s elite spy network before being executed by her Nazi captors.

On 13 September 1944, the glamorous British agent, [...]

Walter Tull – footballer and army officer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/walter-tull-footballer-and-army-officer/3649.html Duration: 03:56 The inspirational story and autobiographical details about Walter Tull – a black professional footballer in the early 1900s who went on to fight in the First World War. Walter was only the second black player in football league history who played for Tottenham Hotspur 1909, and later, Northampton Town. During his [...]

Britain’s Black History – Black Britons

Some good anti-racist UK Classroom Resources (Key Stage 3)

From a search for “Britain’s Black History” on this site:

http://www.teachers.tv/resource/classroom

Fata He

FATA HE is a West African word which means ‘Inclusion’ and was established in 2001 to redress social and economic inequalities relating to Black and Minority Ethnic (B&ME) individuals, families and groups within the city of Plymouth. Since becoming incorporated as a Limited Company (Social Enterprise) in 2003, Fata He has become an umbrella organisation [...]

Do Racist Attitudes Hinder Mothers of Mixed-Race Children?

Professor Ravinder Barn and Dr Vicki Harman from the Centre for Criminology and Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London are carrying out research into white mothers of mixed-race children. It is part of a wider study of mixed-race children and young people that has spanned more than two decades. See more at:-

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100428121600.htm

With [...]

Soul Brittania – The Specials/Rhoda Dakar

RHODA DAKAR, known for singing with Two Tone bands The Bodysnatchers, The Specials and Special AKA will be collaborating with MIXED (Facebook Group) to write testimonies of the people taking part…

Arthur Warburton – The first black professional football player.

Crossing the White Line – The Walter Tull story

Welcome to Crossing the White Line:The Walter Tull Story website, an award winning initiative put together by City of Westminster Archives and Walter Tull biographer, Phil Vasili and funded by Kick it Out and the Heritage Lottery.  This website is part of a project, which aims to raise awareness and celebrate the short but historically significant life [...]

Stephen Lawrence 10 years after

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