Juanita Cox
@juanitacox.bsky.social
Fellow, Institute of Historical Research. Co-Founder, Guyana SPEAKS. Trustee, Oral History Society. Researches Black British History/Caribbean Studies. Writing critical biography of Edgar Mittelholzer. Lover of abstract photography, short stories & poetry
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.
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...
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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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...
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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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.
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...
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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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...
A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke · Audiobook preview
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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 😊
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...
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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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...
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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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!
Colleen Douglas PhD@collyd.bsky.social · last yr.Today I will do something that makes me VERY proud and humbled. I am part of a comic workshop with @juanitacox.bsky.social and @salinajaneart.bsky.social for a very important exhibition "IN THE GRIP OF CHANGE" the Caribbean Diaspora's experience in Britain. www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...
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.
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...
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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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...
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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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-...
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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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...
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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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/...
Comic Book Your Heritage!
This unique workshop invites you to explore and celebrate your cultural heritage through the art of comic storytelling.
london.ac.uk
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!!
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...
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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Huge job cuts announcement ‘imminent’ at Cardiff University nation.cymru/news/huge-jo...
Huge job cuts announcement 'imminent' at Cardiff University
Martin Shipton Staff at Cardiff University fear huge job cuts are about to be announced by a senior management team that has already spoken of an “immediate existential crisis”. Briefings are due to b...
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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.
Study highlights complex racial trauma caused by Windrush scandal and hostile immigration policies www.ein.org.uk/news/study-h...
Study highlights complex racial trauma caused by Windrush scandal and hostile immigration policies
Survivors say their sense of self was shattered when the country they considered home rejected their presence
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The process of decolonisation is on-going. Looking forward to Professor Philip Murphy’s free public lecture at Senate House on Monday, 20th January on Caribbean Decolonisation and the Monarchy. www.voice-online.co.uk/news/world-n...
Historic change: Trinidad and Tobago removes Columbus’ ships from its Coat of Arms - Voice Online
.A NEW Bill to remove Christopher Columbus ships from Trinidad and Tobago’s coat of arms has passed with unanimous support.The National Emblems of Trinidad and Tobago (Amendment) Bill, 2025 passed wit...
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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
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...
‘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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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...
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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