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A tribute to Prince Joseph Lincoln Burke-Monerville
Share/Bookmark The following address was delivered at Joseph Burke-Monerville‘s funeral. Condolences to John and Linda, Joseph’s parents and Jonathan and David, his brothers and all of the Burke-Monerville extended family. If I were to name you all, we’d be here till 6.00 o’clock… tomorrow morning. I have witnessed close at hand your pain, your hurt
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To iconize and canonize: Stephen Lawrence 20 years later
Share/BookmarkOn 22 April 2013, senior representatives of the British state joined the Lawrence family in marking the 20th anniversary of the murder of 18 year old Stephen Lawrence by white racists. Leaders of the three main political parties and the Mayor of London attended a memorial service at St Martin in the Fields, near Trafalgar Square, to
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Peter Figueroa obituary
Share/Bookmark There is a certain poignancy about the timing of Peter Figueroa’s death, aged 75, during the period of rioting across England this summer – the worst civil unrest seen for a generation, sparked in part by the killing of a black man by the police, and involving a significant number of young people, many
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Open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron
Share/Bookmark This open letter was sent to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on August 13th, 2011. Dear Prime Minister, I write as someone whose contribution for more than four decades to the struggle for quality schooling and education for all and for racial equality and social justice is a matter of public record. I
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London Riots: a youthful underclass
Share/Bookmark Chalk Farm became one more of some unlikely places to be targeted by violent street protesters in the last few days. It was also the scene of yet one more of those senseless killings of young people by their peers in recent months. What is it that connects these events? The serious violent unrest
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