This week we'll be exploring:
1) Who was Edward Colston?
2) How long have Bristolians wanted the statue to come down?
3) How did it come down?
4) Where is it now?
5) The Case of the Colston Four.
Documentary mentioned: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wvzx
144: Current Reads
143: A longer history of the far right
142: Policing Notting Hill Carnival
141: Policing and Black People
140: The far right in 2024
139: The Forgotten Generations ft. Donald Campbell
138: Children's Literature ft. Kandace Chimbiri
137: Immigration and Norman Manley's visit to Birmingham, 1961
136: All Eyes on Rafah
135: The Black People's Day of Action (1981)
134: Academic Life, PhDs and Jamaican Women ft. Alexandria Miller
133: How did bun and cheese become a Good Friday staple?
132: Vybz Kartel and the Privy Council
131: Bob Marley One Love, An Additional History
130: Benjamin Zephaniah: Activism and Integrity
129: The Race Relations Act, 1965
128: Michael Abbensetts and Empire Road, pt II
127: What is happening to Guyana?
126: Michael Abbensetts and Empire Road
125: Literature and Publishing ft Ama Badu
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