Posted 7th march 2024

The 1950s were a dark period in Ireland. While the economy collapsed, the Catholic Church, at its peak of power, retained tight …

Posted February 2024

Following on from rescuing little known British Asian antiracism activists, we come across the name Tony Soares. Although not a …

Posted 4th January 2024

As I read through some of the history books on British Asians I sometimes come across individuals who I have never heard …

Posted 5th December 2023

Many anti-racism campaigners regarded the Race Relations Acts of 1965 and 1968 as "toothless" in their effectiveness. Their …

Posted 4th November 2023

JCWI - The Joint Council For the Welfare of Immigrants

Since its inception in 1967 at the Dominion Cinema in Southall, …

Posted 5th October 2023

The turban war -1960

In 1960 the Manchester corporation transport committee prohibits Sikhs with turbans from serving as bus …

Posted 5th September 2023

I apologise for the long gap in posting a blog since the last one, there is no excuse other than that I was busy writing …

Posted 14th June 2023

McCarran Act 1952

It can often be said, whatever happens in America, happens here in Britain or will happen. This analogy is no …

Posted 2nd June, 2023.

Viraj Mendis

I vividly recall the story of Viraj Mendis and his immigration case from my childhood whilst growing up in …

Posted 22nd May, 2023

The Swann Report (1985)
Education for All

The Commons Select Committee on Race Relations and Immigration had highlighted …

Posted 11th May, 2023.

Nasira Begum, a name that you are probably not all too familiar with. That is because, this name has been shelved in the …

Posted 20 April, 2023

Please accept my apologies for the delay in publishing this blog since the previous one. Since I have begun writing my thesis, …

Posted 10th March 2023

Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan - New Life (Urdu) New Life (Hindi).

In the late 1960s, the British Government or shall we say some …

Posted 1st March 2023

In a 1990 interview with the Los Angeles Times, the conservative politician Norman Tebbit questioned the loyalty of Asian …

Posted 20th February 2023

Keep Britain White - KBW

Whether is was fully written or just the initials, the racist graffiti was a common appearance on …

Posted 29th January 2023

Show racism the Red Card came about In January 1996, the Red Card was founded in part because to a contribution from Shaka …

Posted 08th January 2023

Let us not forget this iconic picture which went viral for a number of reasons. 

A lot of people have shared this image …

Posted 08th December 2022. 

Ray Honeyford, the head teacher whose outspoken views of multiculturalism in schools sparked a nationwide uproar, passed …

Posted on 08, Nov. 2022

Winston Churchill was not only a great wartime leader but also a Nobel laureate, statesman, bon viveur and celebrated wit. …

posted 8th October 2022.

I know! You are probably asking, why am I writing about South Africa? What relevance does this have with British Brown …

Posted on 06, Sep. 2022

Hello, there! And thank you for visiting my new blog!

Here at British Brown History in this blog section, I will chart my …