The Latest Breaking News from Windrush

My friend, Anthony Williams, died too soon. What trauma are other Windrush survivors still going through?

He fought for more help for those who also suffered, but the battle was long and exhausting – and is still not won, says Ramya Jaidev, co-founder of the campaign group Windrush Lives

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

Windrush victim says Home Office ‘waiting for us to die off’ before paying compensation

Five years after payment scheme launched, a former soldier says delays mean plan should be run independently

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024

Do you really think ministers will get justice for Post Office victims? Ask the Windrush families and think again

Lives destroyed, injustices ignored: parallels between the two scandals are stark, says the Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024

Black men's mental health: a silent crisis

The issue of Black men's mental health is a complex one, says therapist and writer Alex Holmes, but which is inevitably impacted by the internalisation of systemic racism and injustices

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2023

The week in TV: Three Little Birds; Life on Our Planet; Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream; The Burning Girls – review

Lenny Henry’s heartfelt Windrush drama pulls its punches, Netflix can only dream of David Attenborough – and how much Abba can Corfu take?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

Three Little Birds review: A disturbing, effective look at how this country treated the Windrush generation

Anyone with a sense of racial justice, or just common decency, ought to be appalled by what they see in Lenny Henry’s excellent miniseries

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023

Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation – collaborative approach reveals the people behind the paintings

Scotland’s first Black professor, Sir Godfrey Palmer, described the Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation exhibition as “an acknowledgement that we are the same people from the past … who wouldn’t have [had] our portrait put up in this way”, in a recent BBC documentary.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023

Replica 1960s Black Country infants’ centre celebrates Windrush and NHS

Museum’s re-creation of Wolverhampton institution marks 75 years of national health service and Windrush generation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

William and Kate meet Windrush veterans

The Prince of Wales hugged his way around a group of the Windrush generation and their descendants during a visit to Cardiff.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Black History Month: your guide to what’s happening in London

We break down the best events happening day by day

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023