Stories in Collage: Free Family Workshop

Are you getting crafty? Be inspired by the true-life stories in The Story of the Windrush and The Story of Britain’s Black Airmen. Then, make your own story in collage! Stories in Collage: Family workshop. Details here: https://kandacechimbiri.com/events/stories-in-collage-family-art-workshop/ Photo: Lily Mae Kroese

Today is Windrush Day

Today, 22 June 2024, is Windrush Day Windrush Day is an annual celebration of the contributions of the Windrush Generation and their descendants. In 1948, hundreds of Caribbean passengers boarded the Empire Windrush ship at Trinidad, Jamaica and Bermuda many bound for a new life in Britain. That journey has since become a symbol for… Continue reading Today is Windrush Day

Black History Month is a time to focus on Black History

October is Black History Month in the UK. Although I’m talking about, writing about and sharing Black History all year round, this is time of year when the topic gets a dedicated month. Having a Black History Month helps people to focus in on the history and its importance. And, in today’s busy world with… Continue reading Black History Month is a time to focus on Black History

Windrush 75 For Children and Families

This summer,  the Imperial War Museum (IWM) will be marking the anniversary with new and thought-provoking family activities.   Working with the research behind my children’s books The Story of Britain’s Black Airmen and The Story of the Windrush, IWM will develop a new family activity. Through object handling, families will learn about former servicemen and women… Continue reading Windrush 75 For Children and Families

Celebrate what the Windrush generation has done for Britain. But never forget the disgrace of the Windrush scandal

2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship at Tilbury Docks in June 1948. I began writing The Story of the Windrush in 2017, to be released in 2018 in celebration of this important milestone. Unfortunately, the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush was overshadowed by the… Continue reading Celebrate what the Windrush generation has done for Britain. But never forget the disgrace of the Windrush scandal