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British Olympian Tessa Sanderson has revealed she sat down her eight-year-old twins to explain the Black Lives Matter protests because she is aware they may suffer racist abuse in the future. The sportswoman, 65, adopted brother and sister Cassius and Ruby Mae seven years ago when they were four months old and she was 58. They are mixed race, with Irish and Jamaican heritage, and were severely ill initially because their parents were drug users. Tessa said she made sure that she explained their ethnicity to them because she is aware people might make cruel comments related to their heritage in the future. ....
£500,000 fund for 2021 Windrush Day celebrations launched Community groups to bid for a share of fund to develop and host events to celebrate and build understanding of the Windrush Generation and their contributions to British society. From: 20 January 2021 Communities across the country invited to bid for share of up to £500,000 to support projects that celebrate, educate and foster pride in the Windrush Generation and their contributions to society. Councils and community groups can receive up to £25,000 each to host events and activities on Windrush Day 2021 Scheme supported nearly 100 projects recognising the British Caribbean community’s culture and heritage during Windrush Days in 2019 and 2020 ....