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17 ott 2023 · The Radical Legacy of Bernie Grant. In 1987, Bernie Grant was elected as one of Britain's first black MPs. He spent his career dedicated to the trade unionism and racial justice – and changed the political landscape of the country for good. Subscribe to Tribune today and help us build a real, socialist alternative to Britain’s media moguls.
Bernie Grant1944–2000 Politician, activist Bernie Grant was arguably the most important black politician in British history. A passionate advocate for social justice and the rights of minorities, Grant was known for an outspoken style that made some of his staid colleagues in Parliament uncomfortable. While that style made him some enemies ...
9 apr 2000 · Farewell to a firebrand. The Prime Minister leads tributes to Bernie Grant, 'an inspiration to black people all over Britain'. Andy McSmith, Sarah Ryle and Tony Thompson. Sun 9 Apr 2000 14.09 EDT ...
The late Bernie Grant MP led a remarkable life. Over 35 years, he was at the forefront of a furious dialogue about race in British society as a trades unionist and civil rights activist, as the first ever Black Leader of a local authority in Europe in Haringey, North London, as an outspoken Black Member of Parliament, and as an international campaigner.
10 lug 2023 · Bernie Grant, “renowned for his social justice and equality work”, was one of the first four minority ethnic MPs selected to represent Labour after the 1987 election.
In 1995, he founded the Global Trade Centre. A dedicated constituency MP, his last battle was to establish a major arts and cultural facility in his Tottenham constituency, a project which has been progressed since his death and will now be named The Bernie Grant Centre. On the floor of the House of Commons he was outspoken in the cause of ...
Bernie Grant MP (2014) by Stephen O'Connell/ Alamy The Voice Newspaper. The controversy surrounding the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots did not prevent Bernie from being elected as MP for Tottenham at the 1987 general election - one of the UK's first Black British MPs. Bernie Grant (pictured) arriving at the Palace of Westminster, his first day as ...
