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Today in Focus

Uncovering Black British history beyond London

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

From struggles over miscarriages of justice to groundbreaking music, Lanre Bakare looks at the places and events that shaped Black Britain in the Thatcher years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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Today, Lanray Bakery on Black British History Beyond London.

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Okay. today in focus to learn more. For most people, their Black British history is limited to a few big

1:03.1

landmark moments, the docking of Empire Windrush in 1948.

1:10.5

Notting Hill race rights in 1958.

1:12.6

The injured victim at Jamaican is taken to safety,

1:15.6

but the police have not been able to reach all the trouble spots so promptly.

1:18.6

Brixton in 1981, when there was more unrest or uprising.

1:22.6

The murder Stephen Lawrence in 1993.

1:26.6

The investigation was marred by a combination of professional incompetence, by institutional racism, and by a failure of leadership by senior officers.

1:37.3

Growing up in the 1990s, this is what Lanre Beckeri learned about too.

1:43.3

But growing up in Bradford, he knew instinctively that these events in the 1990s. This is what Landreveckery learned about too.

1:44.2

But growing up in Bradford, he knew instinctively that these events only told part of the story

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