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BBC Film: The Macpherson report on the murder of Stephen Lawrence 20 Years On
A father and son reflect on their experiences with the Police over the decades the short BBC film https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p071qg5j The 24th February was the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Macpherson report, which controversially found the Metropolitan Police to be “institutionally racist.” The inquiry examined the bungled police investigation of…
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Becoming an Arts Council England Artist
Becoming an Arts Council England supported artist has given me freedom and confidence to create with support. Currently I have three writing projects. A play Dreams of My Father about the life and presidency of Barack Obama. A fiction book about toxic masculinity and my second essay book Reflections Across a…
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The Inauguration of President Barack Obama – 10 Years On
Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of Barack’s Obama’s inauguration which sparked my book. My American Odyssey. Here is part 1 of what I felt that day from my book My American Odyssey From the Windrush to the White House. In January of 2009, I was in Washington DC the United…
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Tribute to Aretha Franklin – A Natural Legend
Tribute to Aretha Franklin: A Natural Legend Aretha Franklin will always remain the Queen of Soul, but her voice, work and accomplishments stretch beyond music. With her vocal sound she conveyed an extraordinary vocal range that no mortal has bettered. Hers was the dominate anthem for female empowerment. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. a…
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City Conversations on Race Equality – Join Us for Your Voice Your City
CITY CONVERSATIONS – YOUR CITY YOUR VOICE – 6.30 City Academy, 9th May 2018 In January 2017, the Runnymede Trust published a report stating that Bristol was the most segregated core city in the UK. In the same year The Sunday Times celebrated Bristol as the best place to live…
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50 Years On The Life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. An extract from My American Odyssey.
Fifty years on from the death of a dream, here is an extract from my book and retropective of Dr King’s life from Chapter 7 of My American Odyssey. The Life of Martin Luther King Jr, 15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968 Early Life Dr King was just thirty-nine…
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Roger Griffith awarded Bristol Lord Mayor’s Medal
Proud and Pleased. Announced today 22nd March I have been awarded Lord Mayor’s medal by Bristol for my volunteer & social activism work. Thanks to everyone who has supported, worked with or helped me to contribute to others greatness.
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Celebrating 100 Years of the Women’s Right to Vote
100 YEARS OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE IN BRITAIN – Westminster, London, England, 1918: Its 100 years since women gained the right to vote in the UK! In 1918 the Representation of the People Act was passed as the first piece of legislation to allow women the vote in the UK. It…
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Commemorating the 200th birthday of Fredrick Douglass
FREDRICK DOUGLASS 200th birthday. Born February 1818 Virginia, USA Fredrick Douglass was the most prominent African-American of the 19th century. He was born on a brutal slave-plantation in Virginia in 1818. Slaves were prohibited from education but he self-taught himself to read and write before escaping. He became a writer and…
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HEADS OF COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT – 16th April 2018
HEADS OF COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT – 16th April 2018 The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018, also known as CHOGM 2018, is the 25th meeting of the heads of government of the 53 Commonwealth nations. It will be held in London from 16th April and the theme is ‘Towards a Common…
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The Truth About Migration
What do we think we know about migration? Join us for a panel discussion to have your say on topics such as how did migration affect the Brexit vote? How do we deal with its impacts on communities? And even, who counts as a Bristolian now? Event starts at 6:30 PM at the Mshed,…
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2018 THE YEAR OF CHANGE
Bringing the community together and finding ways to collaborate and support each other is the inspiration behind our name, Ujima, given to us by our founding Director Kevin Philemon. A Swahili word, it translates as “Collective Work and Responsibility”, the third of the seven Kwanza principles. Keeping that principle at…
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Read my newest article and attend my BHM event on the 26th of October
‘l Read my article in B24/7 this week callled Black History Month is vital to fight against the daily injustices of racism all year round’ And come to my event on the 26th of October! Titled My Journey for Justice: In Search of a King 19.00-21.45 (15 minute interval) at…
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Moving Monuments from Charlottesville, USA to Bristol
MOVING MONUMENTS IN BRISTOL AND AMERICA Events in Charlottesville, Virginia were a sickening reminder of why the past always remains present and can never be forgotten to prevent the same mistakes being made in the future. Having wrongly predicted that Hillary Clinton would triumph, I’m now watching with both humour…
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Introduction to My American Odyssey: From the Windrush to the White House
Introduction to book My American Odyssey From The Windrush to the White House In my home, among the treasured pictures and memorabilia from my travels, is a picture of President Barack Obama. Underneath his smiling face are the words, ‘I was there, January 20 2009’, and I was indeed there…
