Duwayne Brooks sends for Doreen Lawrence on Twitter
If there are two headlines I hate seeing more than anything it is “mother of murdered teen Stephen Lawrence” and “friend of murdered teen Stephen Lawrence”. These two headlines relate to activist …
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Lewisham raised author Malorie Blackman named Britain’s Children’s Laureate
Lewisham raised author Malorie Blackman, OBE, was named Britain’s Children’s Laureate this week. A former scriptwriter for TV drama Byker Grove, she is the author of more than 60 books for …
New Cross Fire – 30 years on
This video details the “Remembering the New Cross Fire” Celebration gathering on the 14 January 2010, at the Albany Theatre in Deptford.
On Sunday 18 January 1981 a fire broke out in a …
Sybil Phoenix honoured again
In 2008, Sybil Phoenix, a stalwart Lewisham foster carer and former ceremonial mayor was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her community work. She received an OBE.
Sybil …
New Cross Fire – 13 dead and nothing said!
On Sunday, 18 January 1981, a fire broke out in a house in New Cross Road, Deptford, South East London, killing 13 people and marking a massive change for black people in Britain.
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