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Educational charity established in memory of late Bernie Grant MP, holds his archives at Bishopsgate Institute.

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RIP Jesse Jackson, one of the most prominent Civil Rights leaders of the 20th and early 21st centuries, longstanding friend and comrade of Bernie Grant MP, and supporter of many key campaigns for the rights of Britain’s Black Communities.

Bernie Grant and Jesse Jackson worked on many issues together, including challenging racist policing practices, staunch involvement in the Anti-Apartheid Movement and Free Mandela campaign, and the launching of Black political initiatives, including the Parliamentary Black Caucus. by @berniegranttrust

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As we recently marked 25 years since the passing of Bernie Grant MP, we are excited to announce that the Bernie Grant Digital Archive is live! The first such black archive to be digitised so extensively, our website is now host to thousands of pages of archive documents, photographs, audio and video material, curated into key themes that speak to the life and times of Bernie Grant, and the major political events of late 20th century into the millennium

Many thanks to the archive team at @bishopsgateinstitute for all their help and support on this project! by @berniegranttrust

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Reparations is a topic of constant relevance. In 1993, Bernie Grant MP founded the African Reparations Movement (ARM), as the British arm of the global movement for Reparations. One of ARM’s major activities was to campaign for the return of looted African artefacts by @berniegranttrust

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From our archives: In 1987, Labour Party Black Sections passed a resolution calling for the Party to recognise the right of Palestinians to self determination. Bernie Grant co-founded Black Sections in 1983 by @berniegranttrust

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We’re marking the first day of Black History Month with the following documents from the Bernie Grant Archives held at Bishopsgate Institute.

‘Roots in Britain: An Exhibition of Black and Asian Citizens from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II’, was hosted at Haringey Libraries in the Summer of 1981. This exhibition, organised by Race Relations Advisor and political activist Dorothy Kuya, with the input of Bernie Grant during his time as councillor for Bruce Grove, is the first known public exhibition on Black British history by @berniegranttrust

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OTD 1st August 1993, Joy Gardner’s life support machine was turned off and she was declared officially dead. But as argued by her family, supporters, and members of the Joy Gardner Campaign, she was effectively killed on 28th July when a team of police and immigration officers entered her home in an attempt to deport her. They subsequently tied her up, gagged her, and used a body belt to restrain her, all in the presence of her then-5 year old son.

The Joy Gardner Campaign demanded a full public enquiry into the circumstances of Joy’s death, a demand which was never met. Although three officers were charged with her unlawful killing, they were acquitted in June 1995.

Bernie Grant MP worked with the Joy Gardner Campaign for justice. Decades on, Joy’s mother Myrna Simpson continues to seek justice not only for Joy, but all people wrongfully killed by the police, and those who have been mistreated by Britain’s immigration policies. by @berniegranttrust

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11 days to go!! Pleae join us for this important conversation on teaching Black Hstory and training Black historians! Copies of Prof Adi's will sign copies of his most book, African and Caribbean People in Britian on the night! Booking info in out bio, by @berniegranttrust

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The Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture is back!! This year we on focus on the threat to Black History Studies and its leadership in our universities, with students abandoned and a top historian cast aside. Join us to hear and hear from Prof Hakim Adi and some of his students to learn more about the fight to preservae Black history, research and culture. Link to booking page in bio. by @berniegranttrust

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JOIN US TONIGHT - LAST FEW TICKETS!!!
👉Register here bit.ly/berniegrant2022
'Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture 2022' The War on Culture: Where next?
Lecture given by @profdanhicks at @BGArtsCentre
7th April 2022 at 7:30pm @BellRibeiroAddy @afford_uk @PlutoPress by @berniegranttrust

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP - Chair of the All Party Group on African Reparations - will be joining our discussion panel at this weeks 'Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture 2022' @BGArtsCentre Thursday 7th April 7:30pm - for tickets visit > bit.ly/berniegrant2022
@bell_ribeiroaddy taken in London, United Kingdom by @berniegranttrust

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Limited FREE tickets available for Under 25's (unemployed)! visit >https://bit.ly/berniegrant2022
Promo code 'GENERAL_ADMISSION_FREE' 'Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture 2022' The War on Culture: Where next?
7th April 2022 at 7:30pm
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@profdanhicks by @berniegranttrust

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