Bernie Grant Trust
@BGTrust
Followers
2K
Following
1K
Media
769
Statuses
7K
Educational charity inspired by work of late Bernie Grant MP, holds his archives at Bishopsgate Institute. (NB for Bernie Grant Arts Centre see @BGArtsCentre)
London
Joined February 2012
A Short Biography of Bernie Grant MP 1944 - 2000. https://t.co/MzUjeb2XsU
#berniegrant #MP #Tottenham #Haringey #Leadership #LabourParty #Politician #BlackBritain #Legacy #Activist #BlackPoliticalLeader #Councillor
3
23
44
James Brown, B.B. King & Bobby Bland performing this blues medley is absolutely hilarious
53
1K
3K
"With his impressive CV Burke could have been a professor by the 1970s, yet it was a position he was never offered throughout his long career. He is quite clear why: he spoke out about racism and sexism and was punished for it."
Rest in peace to Dr Aggrey Burke, the NHS’ first Black consultant psychiatrist. Here's a very good piece from 2022 which maps out his life and formidable career. A truly significant figure in Black British history who deserves continued recognition. https://t.co/7F11kJkrQj
0
13
39
Hard to overestimate Dr Aggrey Burke’s significance - remember him with pride RIP
Rest in peace to Dr Aggrey Burke, the NHS’ first Black consultant psychiatrist. Here's a very good piece from 2022 which maps out his life and formidable career. A truly significant figure in Black British history who deserves continued recognition. https://t.co/7F11kJkrQj
0
0
1
"Why Black People Die Sooner is a powerful and rigorous examination of the ways racism shapes health and disease. Joseph L. Graves Jr. demonstrates that the medical profession still fails to grasp basic facts about race, tracing how deep-rooted falsehoods have perpetuated the
13
211
609
#MISSING | Can you help us find Abdul, 13, from Islington? Missing since Saturday, 13 December. Last seen at his address wearing his school uniform. He has links to Hounslow. If you see him please call police on 101 or 07881 330963 quoting 8067/13DEC25
0
3K
2K
💸 Instead of taking the £181,000 salary package the current General Secretary receives, I will take the wage of a social worker. 💜 I will make sure the rest of the money goes to the Industrial Action Fund and There For You. 📈 My pay will go up when yours goes up!
88
933
3K
Mandla Mandela has called for a global mobilization in support of The Red Ribbons Campaign, demanding the immediate release of over 9,100 PaIestinians currently held in lsraeIi prisons.
542
8K
25K
Well done @colinmcfarlane. Don’t take no for an answer if concerned about prostate cancer. Get the test! @ProstateUK
0
0
0
Rest in peace Legend @jimmycliff as you cross over to join the ancestors 💔🙏🏾 Many Rivers To Cross is my favourite Jimmy Cliff song
112
2K
6K
It does NOT get too much better than this my friends!!! ... The Nicholas Brothers 🕺🕺“Jumpin’ Jive” 🦘🦘in Stormy Weather (1943). “Fred Astaire told the brothers that the “Jumpin’ Jive” number in Stormy Weather was the greatest number he had ever seen on film. He would have
188
2K
7K
I am very sad to hear that Geoffrey Bindman has passed away. A champion of human rights, Geoffrey always spoke up for the underdog. Geoffrey was never afraid to stand up for the truth, no matter the consequences. He was a truly wonderful man — and I will miss him greatly.
67
264
1K
Pioneering work! Congratulations @NHS_RHO
🚨 Today we are announcing an exciting new NHS partnership to ensure better awareness of (and access to) genomic medicine through a dedicated resource hub which will be available to 7 million people in North London, Herts and Essex. 🧵 1/4
0
0
1
Samir Zitouni Born in Algeria He saved multiple lives with his heroism on the Doncaster train Standing in front of the attacker to prevent a girl being stabbed He suffered life threatening stabs to his head & neck Don’t expect the racist BBC to mention his place of birth
484
3K
8K
An Italian journalist dared to ask the European Commission a logically consistent question: if Russia must pay to rebuild Ukraine, shouldn't Israel pay to rebuild Gaza? The spokesperson had no answer. The journalist, Gabriele Nunziati, now has no job. This is European "freedom."
110
2K
7K
Hey @reformparty_uk why did you put out this antisemitic poster? What's the deal? Are your disagreements with @zackpolanski political or racist? Just tell us. Be honest about it? What's the deal here?
@BBCNewsnight @MichaelRosenYes @vicderbyshire Any reason why the BBC is refusing to cover the antisemitic attack ad from Reform UK against @ZackPolanski ?
767
1K
4K