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After a 4-year long, extensive oral history project, at the tail-end of last year we finally launched the first episode of 'A Hidden History', a documentary series for young people, highlighting the significant and hitherto overlooked history of African women health workers in Britain.

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African Women and the British Health Service | YHP

Learn more about the African Women that had a role in defining our health service through our website. We also have an ebook and, in collaboration with Michele Curtis, commissioned several murals of these women across England: www.younghistoriansproject.org/african-wome...

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Text on screen reads as follows: Medicinal plants from the Africa The background motif is formed of medicinal plants located on the African continent. Great care was taken to research ensuring that plants from across the continent were selected. among the featured elements, the mangrove forests for their rich biodiversity evidenced by numerous varieties that could be located across the African continent as well as across the Caribbean. By incorporating mangroves into the mural, we honour the intertwined histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain and the broader context of pan - African politics.

Text reads as follows: African Women in the British Health Sector Through this project we were able to uncover the lives and experiences of African women who worked in the health sector in the UK between 1930 - 2000. African women had a wide range of experiences within the NHS. Our documentary explores their childhood and migration stories, their training and careers in healthcare, and general facets of life in Britain as Black women.

Last Saturday, members of YHP went to the event 'Painted with Care: Celebrating African Women in British Healthcare' at The Africa Centre, to commemorate our project: 'African Women in British Healthcare, 1930 - 2000'. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Reflections on the memorial of Marika Sherwood On the 14th April 2025, myself and a few other YHP members attended the memorial of a longtime friend of YHP, collaborator and pioneer Marika Sherwood. A stalwart advocate for the teaching of what we ...

#BLOGPOST: A couple of YHP members attended the memorial of Marika Sherwood on April 14th. @periuspb.bsky.social has written about the event in this new blogpost. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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George Padmore Institute - BLACK PARENTS MOVEMENT The Black Parents Movement (BPM) ran from 20 April 1975 until the mid-1980s to defend and advance the interests of the black population in the UK and overseas, especially young people, the working cla...

You can find out more about the BPM through the George Padmore Institute, which has a very informative page on the BPM: www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/collections/...

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The BPM was part of the wider Black Education Movement, which protested over issues such as education, housing, unemployment and police brutality. The BPM continued to address and protest these issues, both within Britain and internationally #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

#OTD (20th April 1975): Today is the 50th Anniversary of founding of the Black Parents Movement (BPM). This organisation was established by black people of African and Caribbean descent in Britain to defend and advance the interests of the black population #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Black Women in the NHS Mural at Guys Hospital, London

In September 2024, YHP unveiled our third commemorative mural as part of our project celebrating historical African women in healthcare. Installed outside Guy's Hospital in London, the mural features six impactful healthcare workers from a range of time periods. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Some YHP members alongside Marika Sherwood (middle) when interviewing her last summer.

The Young Historians Project is deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of our longtime collaborator and friend Marika Sherwood. A veteran educator and pioneering historian, Marika dedicated her life to research and inspiring future generations.

Black British History in Schools: Progress, Problems and Possibilities As a future Black trainee history teacher preparing to enter the profession in September 2025, I've been reflecting on how Black British history is taught in British schools. While we've made some pro...

#BLOGPOST: A current member of YHP shares their thoughts on the lack of Black British History in the UK National Curriculum, and how YHP plays a role in addressing this epidemic prevalent in the UK education system. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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Florence expands on this further by disentangling the racist myths perpetuated by the British government. She urges that education and action are critical in changing the racism and subjugation we face #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

‘Racism? - Not here! Not there! Not anywhere!’ The murder of George Floyd in May 2020 sparked a wave of international protests – building a global resistance against racism, state terrorism, and Eurocentrism. However, many still view racism as exc...

#BLOGPOST: Check out this article by former YHP member Florence, who reflects on the racism that occurs in the United Kingdom which has been purposefully distorted to make it seem as if there is no racism here 👇🏿 #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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The flame-ravaged house in New Cross Road, Deptford, south London in 1981. Image courtesy of the Guardian.

#OTD (18th January 1981): In the early hours of January 18th 1981, a fire broke out at 439 New Cross Road in the London Borough of Lewisham, where Yvonne Ruddock and her friend Angela Jackson were celebrating their 16th and 18th birthdays respectively. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Happy New Year from all of us at YHP! We have so much in store for this year, especially as we come up to our 10 year anniversary - stay tuned! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Young Historians Project | United Kingdom The Young Historians Project is a research collective which supports young historians of African and Caribbean heritage and produces public history projects exploring Black British history.

Wow! In just a short space of time, we have reached over 1.2k followers! Thank you all so much for your continued support!

We will have more updates soon, but for now, please visit our website to learn more about us and our initiative! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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Blog | YHP Interviewing Marika Sherwood: Seeing history with open eyes

Over 600 of you are here! That’s amazing for an account a couple of weeks old!

We will hopefully have some things we can share with you all in a couple of weeks, but for now, please check out our blog to see what we have been up to recently! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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YHP's work is being seen by the public! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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One of our former YHP members for Black History Month - check it out below! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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Young Historians Project | United Kingdom The Young Historians Project is a research collective which supports young historians of African and Caribbean heritage and produces public history projects exploring Black British history.

Oh, and one more thing! Please do visit our website and follow all of our other social media! We have done some amazing projects over the years and have more coming soon!: www.younghistoriansproject.org

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We were previously @/yhp_uk on Twitter, but have decided to move over to Bluesky due to the increasing un - usability of the app, that has become even more apparent in recent weeks.

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Hello everyone! We are the Young Historians Project, a UK based collective that seeks to promote Black British History into the mainstream. Our team consists of young Black British people aged 16 - 25, who are deeply involved in the mission of our collective! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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Perry Blankson Articles by Perry Blankson.

if you're interested in reading some of my past work check it out here. i largely focus on british black power, pan-africanism and anti-colonial histories:

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⭐️ Exciting News ⭐️
Race & Resistance is excited to officially announce our 2025 conference, RESISTANCE, RENEWAL, REIMAGINATION: 100 Years of Race & Resistance in Britain🚨

⏳CfP deadline: 13th January 2025
📅 7th March 2025
📍University of Oxford

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Black Academic Futures⭐