Windrush Stories
As the Windrush Generation gets older, storytelling and the need to pass information down to children and young people becomes more and more important.
The Place For Me – Stories About The Windrush Generation
Explore the lives and experiences of the Windrush Generation in this new, full-colour anthology, suitable for readers aged 8+. The book features a story from Newham’s very own Quincy the Comedian, alongside a foreword by Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE.
This collection presents 12 moving tales of sacrifice and bravery, inspired by first-hand accounts of the Windrush Generation.
“Home ain’t jus’ where you live. Home is your heart an’ yer history.”
Each inspiring story brings the real experiences of Black British people into focus.
Produced in partnership with the Black Cultural Archives, the anthology honours the Windrush Generation and includes ten photo-packed fact sections.
Contributors: K N Chimbiri, Kevin George, Salena Godden, Judy Hepburn, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Kirsty Latoya, Katy Massey, E L Norry, Quincy the Comedian and Jermain Jackman.
With cover art by Joelle Avelino.
The Black Cultural Archives is the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of Black people in Britain. 50p from every copy sold goes to the BCA.
Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah
In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows readers what it was like to be a child of the Windrush Generation.
Leonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it’s cold, and even the Jamaican food doesn’t taste the same as it did back home in Maroon Town.
But his parents have brought him to Britain to try to make a better life. Leonard does his best not to complain, to make new friends and to do well at school – even when people hurt him with their words and with their fists.
Listen to writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah discuss what he would like readers to take away from the book.
Windrush: Our Stories
This short film, produced specially for Newham Black History Month, features stories from Newham’s Windrush Generation who share their memories and treasures that remind them of home. The film also features Phyllis Nelson who tragically lost her life earlier this year. Phyllis was a mainstay of her community and will be sorely missed.
