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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join us this Sunday at 3:30pm for a zoom about Moses Bhagwan, the leader of the youth arm of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), and later joined the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). Our speakers include Prof. Clem Seecharan, Professor Nigel Westmaas, and longtime social activist, Vanda Radzik.

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Lara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It is a shame that the UK and European Union member states abstained from the UN vote to recognise slavery. As a Black Jew, I am cognisant that they would not do so in relation to, for example, the Holocaust. *Both* systems were driven by racism and dehumanisation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity'

The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Register to join Guyana SPEAKS on Saturday 18th April from 2pm onwards at Longfield Hall, SE5 9QY to celebrate the publication of Professor Clem Seecharan's Hand in Hand: History of Guyanese Cricket (Volume 3) and John Mair's In Search of El Dorado. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-pitch...

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From Pitch to Pour: Guyanese Cricket & Rum

“From Pitch to Pour: A launch of two history books - one celebrating Guyanese cricket, and the other, rum. El Dorado will be served.”

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Grateful for this wonderful island of Barbados and the opportunity it provides for me to escape from England’s winter grey. Happily working through Christmas with extra sunshine and the sound of teaming wildlife along the coast of Bathsheba.

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Randy Browne @randybrowne.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I'm so grateful our project, "Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana," was funded! @dianapaton.bsky.social, Linsey McMillan, @juanitacox.bsky.social, @pbhellawell.bsky.social, Estherine Adams, and Jamie McLaughlin www.ed.ac.uk/news/project...

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Project to map enslaved people’s testimony | News | The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh historians will investigate slavery and the law in British Guiana, now Guyana, in a new three year-long project.

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

A sample of the #audiobook of #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, read by me, with additional readings by my @ihr.bsky.social colleague @juanitacox.bsky.social & actor Roy McMillan. (The Spotify preview is more cringe, with me saying 'c*ck & balls' in the first 3 seconds...) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UKP...

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A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke · Audiobook preview

YouTube video by Google Play Books

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I'll post a bit more on here later about @juanitacox.bsky.social's contribution to the #audiobook, and why I was so thrilled she was able to be involved 😊

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Register to hear Trotman talk about recently published her memoir Dis Girl! The Enchanted Life of Aunty Joyce Trotman. This book provides wonderful insights into a colonial 'worldscape' that would long have been forgotten were it not for her extraordinary memory. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-memoir-d...

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A Memoir - Dis Gyrl! The Enchanted Life of Aunty Joyce Trotman.

97 year old Guyana-born Joyce Trotman will be in interview with Dr Juanita Cox about her memoir. This event will include readings & Kwekwe!

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Join Guyana SPEAKS for this event on Prof. John Rickford's memoir, Speaking My Soul: Race Life and Language. His inspiring memoir makes an invaluable contribution to Black Studies, Diasporic Studies and the emerging field of Critical Mixed Race Studies. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1334329568...

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SPEAKING MY SOUL: RACE, LIFE AND LANGUAGE (Prof. John Rickford)

Guyanese-American Rickford's memoir makes an invaluable contribution to Black Studies. He'll talk about the book and share readings.

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Looking forward to learning about the history of the comic in the Caribbean & producing a comic book on heritage with other attendees as part of the exhibition I co-curated on the Caribbean and its British Diaspora. The exhibition has been extended due to popular demand and now closes on 12 April!

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Wonderful to hear the multi-award winning poet, Jenny Mitchell respond to the exhibition I co-curated with Argula Rublack. Grateful to her for the three wonderful poetry workshops that she facilitated as part of the exhibition's event series.

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Register to join Guyana SPEAKS via Zoom on Sunday, 30 March 2025 at 3:30 pm UK time for Berbice River Women. We will be celebrating three acclaimed women writers: Maggie Harris, Sharon Correia and Cosmata Lindie. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/berbice-ri...

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Berbice River Women

Join Guyana SPEAKS for a celebration of three published women writers from Berbice, Guyana: Maggie Harris, Sharon Correia and Cosmata Lindie

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

29 Feb 1748: “RUN away last Thursday Morning from Mr. Gifford’s, in Brunswick-Row, Queen-Square, Great Ormond-Street, an indentur’d Negro Woman Servant, of a yellowish Cast, nam’d Christmas Bennett [...] Whoever harbours her [...] shall be severely prosecuted” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Researchers uncover stories of Black Londoners who escaped slavery

Findings in Tower Hamlets archives shed light on resistance to enslavement likened to Underground Railroad in US

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Register to join us on Wed, 26 Mar (6-8pm). This event will include a discussion on ESN schools through to SENDs and present day school exclusion practices. The aim will be to foster a constructive dialogue around strategies for future success. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...

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Education - The Black British Experience (Then & Now)

Join us for an event that will delve into the historical and contemporary challenges faced by Black British students in the education system

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Register to attend this exciting workshop, “Comic Book Your Heritage”, which takes place on Wed, 19 Mar 2025 (17:00 - 19:30). This unique workshop invites you to explore and celebrate your cultural heritage through the art of comic storytelling. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comic-book...

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Comic Book Your Heritage!

This unique workshop invites you to explore and celebrate your cultural heritage through the art of comic storytelling.

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Colleen Douglas PhD @collyd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Very pleased to announce my upcoming event: Comic Book Your Heritage part of "In the Grip of Change, Caribbean Diaspora in Britain" exhibition, at University of London Senate House Library! Many thanks to @juanitacox.bsky.social and @salinajaneart.bsky.social Link: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Comic Book Your Heritage!

This unique workshop invites you to explore and celebrate your cultural heritage through the art of comic storytelling.

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Today started off pretty rough. Long story. Ended up so riled that I left the house for work with no glasses on. But the day got better - fab poetry workshop with the award-winning Jenny Mitchell. And now this comment from Prof Gus John about the exhibition: www.london.ac.uk/about/servic... Yay!!

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I’m delighted to see that news about the exhibition I co-curated with Argula Rublack- In the Grip of Change: The Caribbean and its British diaspora - has received some international attention. In Guyana’s Stabroek News! www-stabroeknews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.stab...

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From Windrush to Now: A Caribbean Cultural Awakening in London - Stabroek News

By Cristine Sabrina Khan Dr. Cristine Sabrina Khan is a PRODIG+ Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University. Her research

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Prof. Philip Murphy delivered a brilliantly insightful lecture, Time Come? Caribbean Decolonisation and the Monarchy, last night. I was delighted to discover audience member, @salinajaneart.bsky.social, had summarised the lecture in cartoon! The lecture was recorded and will be made available soon.

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Dr Eve Hayes @evehayes123.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Delighted that my new Open Access article 'Reframing the Windrush Scandal as an International Statelessness Crisis' is finally out. Based on two years of extensive research across Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago & the UK. Inspired too by statelessness scholarship & activism. shorturl.at/nrSyT

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historianmemory.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Imagine being a German guy (leading what some 'patriots' consider to be a very British institution), not part of the 'old boys clubs', on the 'dangerous' path of decolonising from within & being constantly blocked, www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Congrats to Barbara Mills KC who becomes the first black woman and the first person of colour to hold the role of the Bar Council of England and Wales, as well as leading the first all-female officer team in the Bar Council’s 130-year history! barristermagazine.com/4pbs-barbara...

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4PB’s Barbara Mills KC Makes History as Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales for 2025 | BARRISTER MAGAZINE

Barbara Mills KC, Joint Head of Chambers at leading family law set 4PB, has been elected Chair of the Bar Council for 2025. This groundbreaking appointment marks several historic firsts. Barbara becom...

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Prof Alexander's lecture explores contemporary forms of identity politics. Much has changed since Stuart Hall's 1988 'New Ethnicities'. This lecture importantly explores intervening decades to present day. Sadly doesn't find much space for hope in treacherous times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZfH...

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Identities 30th Anniversary Lecture: Back to Black? Identity Politics in Treacherous Times

YouTube video by Identities Journal

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Congrats to Gaynor Legall on receiving a CBE in the honours list! She was the 1st black female local councillor in Wales (Butetown 1983-1991). She's also pioneered research on local place-based Black history as Chair of 'Tiger Bay and The World'. 🏆 www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1847741

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Oral history interview with Gaynor Legall, Windrush Cymru, Our Voices, Our Stories, Our History 2019 | Peoples Collection Wales

An oral history interview with Gaynor Legall, discussing her experience of growing up in Cardiff including family life, school and her memories of the loca...

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Randy Browne @randybrowne.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I'm grateful for Marlene Daut's thoughtful review for CHOICE of my THE DRIVER'S STORY, which she deems "highly recommended." www-choicereviews-org.xavier.idm.oclc.org/review/10.58...

Screenshot of CHOICE review of THE DRIVER'S STORY.
Choice Issue: mar 2025 vol. 62 no. 7. Choice Review #: 62-1747. Full text here: https://www-choicereviews-org.xavier.idm.oclc.org/review/10.5860/CHOICE.237330

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

This unique triple-stranded exhibition focuses on the decolonisation of the Caribbean, the long history of the 'Windrush' Scandal & transnational activism (e.g., CLR James, Claudia Jones and Billy Strachan). The exhibition runs until end March. Not to be missed! www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...

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In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British Diaspora

Coming soon - opening on 29 October 2024

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Join poet Jenny Mitchell & I for poetry workshops that draw on Caribbean documents & memorabilia held in archives at Senate House Library and currently on display in the unique exhibition, In the Grip of Change. NB/ The exhibition runs until end March. Don't miss it! www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

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In the Grip of Change – Poetry Workshops

Join award-winning poet Jenny Mitchell for creative sessions inspired by a range of vibrant materials from Senate House Library’s Caribbean and Black History Collections

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Register to join us on 27 Jan at 6pm for a panel discussion on the long history of the 'Windrush Scandal', changing immigration & nationality legislation. We will reflect on the role of lawyers in helping victims to establish their legal claims & outstanding issues. www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Windrush and the Law

This event will explore changing immigration and nationality legislation and how lawyers have worked on behalf of the ‘Windrush’ scandal victims to establish their legal claims

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Interested in Caribbean Decolonization? Why have most Caribbean territories been slow to adopt republican constitutions? What does the future look like? Sign up for a free lecture by Prof Philip Murphy - 20Jan 2025 at 6pm in the Wolfson Room, Senate House, London. www.history.ac.uk/events/time-...

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Time Come? Caribbean Decolonization and the Monarchy

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Deeply honoured to have given Prof. Abdul Alkalimat, Dr Kate Williams, and Prof. Gus John a guided tour of the exhibition I co-curated with Argula Rublack. The unique exhibition, In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British Diaspora, is on at Senate house library until end of Mar 2025.

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

64% of Black women have reported feeling “on guard” at work. In a 2022 20% of Black women leaders experienced “having someone say or imply that you’re not qualified,” and 55% of Black women leaders experienced “having your judgment questioned.” heragenda.com/p/imposter-s...

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Black Women Do Not Have Imposter Syndrome, And Here’s Why

Memo to all ambitious Black women: "Imposter syndrome" is not within us. It is the system that is the problem. It's time to for change the requires leaders to create environments that allows us to thr...

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

9th Nov - Fabulous day facilitating an oral history workshop for the African Voices Forum at University of Sheffield. If you’re an oral historian or interested in oral history as a methodology please shout! Looking to make connections via Blue Sky!

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Great to see Birmingham's Nishkam Centre has joined forces with Action for Race Equality (ARE) in a bid to raise the profile of the south Asian victims of the Windrush scandal. Solidarity across communities echoing the collaborative activism of the 1970s. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

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Hidden South Asian Windrush victim who felt she 'didn't belong' for 60 years

The Windrush scandal saw former British colony immigrants threatened with deportation over paperwork issues

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Established in 1735, the West India Committee is the oldest representative body of the Commonwealth and has played an enduring role in advocating for the welfare of Caribbean peoples. Congrats to Antigua’s Sir Rodney Williams on his appointment as President. antiguaobserver.com/his-excellen...

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His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams appointed President of 289-year-old UK charity, The West India Committee - Antigua Observer Newspaper

The West India Committee (WIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, as its new President, effective October 31, 2024. ...

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Juanita Cox @juanitacox.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This exhibition traces British Caribbean colonies’ paths to independence, highlighting the work of transnational activists. It also explores the Caribbean diaspora in Britain and the long history of the 'Windrush' scandal. www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...

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In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British Diaspora

Coming soon - opening on 29 October 2024

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