Hi everyone, Finally, I've been able to get in a professional to update my website. Ros has been amazing. It all started last week. I...

Tour guide showcases Black cultural landmarks in Brixton walking tour, saying “Black history is British history” A tour guide and author...

The work highlights the plaques and art that celebrate a neglected side of the capital’s culture She’s 10ft tall, barefoot, with a simple...

Hi everyone, I am so excited! Last week, after months of speaking to the publisher, I have finally got a date for the publication of my...

Hi everyone, I was hoping to post a new blog last week but I was so busy that I got bogged down in work. Well, I have to say I'm still...

Just attended a Zoom talk about nursery rhymes and their history - really interesting talk. Here's some of the info I learned: Little...

The city is full of black history if you know where to look, says Jo Fernandez, The Independent In 2016, Londoner Avril Nanton, a former...

Avril Nanton is the director of Avril’s Walks and Talks, a black heritage tour guiding company that she set up in 2016 after recognising...

Hi everyone, I have once again linked up with Robin Walker to bring you this fantastic presentation as a 5 week course. Robin will be...

Oh what a time we are having at the moment! Everyone is worked up about coronavirus - except me! I'm loving all this free time that I'm...

I know it's been a while since I last blogged but I'm excited today as I am getting closer to getting my new book published. The book will c

Today I am attending an event which commemorates the above. I'm at the GLA building in London where mayor Sadiq Khan is speaking. There...

At last spring looks like it's finally on its way. I love it when the flowers come up and look so pretty in the parks. I restart my walks...

This BHM has been crazy for me...certainly my busiest over the 3 yrs that this company has been running. My month started actually at...

Yesterday I had a lovely day. I got up late and then went to meet my friend Nadine Marsh-Edwards for lunch at BAFTA. It was a special...

I started a blog back in Feb 2019...and haven't added anything since!! It wasn't my intention to do that but that's how busy things get...

Hi everyone, For ages now everyone has been telling me to start a blog...so here it is! I'm not sure what's supposed to go into a blog,...

During the mid-1990s a stream of comedy clubs sprang up around London and the UK in general. Tottenham was no different – and yet it was!...

As Black History Month draws to a close, the Gazette chats to Avril Nanton – who runs African Caribbean tour guides – about the spirit of...

Images of young black charges in Barnardo’s archive shed new light on Victorian British history. Maggie Robinson, Augustus Williams and...