#windrushday

Our 'Nice Cup of Tea?' display is a collaboration with members of Oxford's African Caribbean and Windrush communities, highlighting hidden stories of empire and slavery behind the tea trade. You can see it on display in Gallery 40.⁠

Since its #WindrushDay I thought I'd reshare these pieces. The text below was penned by @sazisophiri about my work, I couldn't have put it better myself • • • • • • Featured works: 'God Save the Queen' and 'Windrush Scandal' by @thehoneyeffect . . . . 72 years ago the HMT Empire Windrush arrived by Tilbury Docks carrying workers from the Caribbean who were invited as BRITISH subjects to help rebuild Britain post WW2. Upon arrival they were met with hostility, and that hostile continued for many of them facing racism and discrimination, and being denied rights. Nowadays it’s hard to mention the name Windrush without it preceding the word ‘scandal’. It’s painful to think of all those who have suffered in the hands of the British government, with some losing their livelihoods, being taken from everyone they knew and deported to places they were not familiar with. For some of the victims, the stress of this caused health problems which led to the loss of life. A compensation fund has been created but a tiny percentage has been paid. Many still await justice. The artworks featured in the post are by @thehoneyeffect and illustrate some of the struggles that the Windrush generation and the generations after them have had to endure throughout the decades. These works were originally commissioned by @leftlionmagazine for their Windrush special 2 years ago, and the first one is featured on the front cover of Journeys to Nottingham by @nottinghamblackarchive that features a collections of narratives and photographs from people who travelled from the Caribbean to Nottingham during the Windrush era. Copies were being sold at @new_art_exchange. I will place a link in my bio to the drama ‘Sitting in Limbo’ which premiered on the BBC a few weeks ago about one of the victims of the scandal. I’ll also include the link to Nottingham Black Archive’s website and @thehoneyeffect’s Etsy store where you can purchase prints of the work featured in this post. #windrushgeneration #windrushday2020 #blackbritain #blackwomenartists (at Nottingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBv7YkmF_x4/?igshid=1s4ecmm20qeg9

🔸 Poised, elegant and regal - never before seen images depicting black people in Britain prior to 1938 are on display at Rivington Place gallery, as part of the Black Chronicles II exhibition. Kalulu, seen here, is often pictured with explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley as 'his boy'. Here, he holds his own with striking poise. Kalulu (Ndugu M'Hali). London Stereoscopic Company, 8 August 1872. #victorianchaps #goodolddays #badoldtimes #blm #oldphoto #victorian #history #nostalgia #blackbritishhistory #portrait #dapperchap #windrushday #retro #1870s #victorianera (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBuwbCYnom2/?igshid=6b2y4qu70f89

@chillcreate #lambethwindrush #brixtonproject #windrushday 🖤✊🏾 (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqC8qmpAwvIo_vfhAg2afeUgfQcNzELnlk81c0/?igshid=oeu0wnur3qpb

Celebrate this important occasion by sharing Windrush Day quotes and sayings. Send across the inspiring Windrush Day messages and greetings to everyone on this day.

Celebrate this important occasion by sharing Windrush Day quotes and sayings. Send across the inspiring Windrush Day messages and greetings to everyone on this day.

(via Windrush Day Posters - Generation Windrush - Caribbean History Essential T-Shirt by bestawesome)