Small Island, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘This story has never felt more relevant’
Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel exposes wounds inflicted by racism in Britain which have been left to fester
Windrush
Hackney Council announces two public artworks to honour the Windrush Generation
Sculptures by Veronica Ryan and Thomas J Price will be the first permanent monuments in the UK to celebrate Windrush when they are unveiled next year
Public Windrush artwork set to be revealed as Town Hall’s annual festival gets underway online
Winning sculpture, which will be the first permanent monument to the Windrush Generation in the UK, to be announced on Windrush Day on Monday
Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘The racist legacies of the past are woven into the fabric of our present’
The local writer on what is needed for meaningful change in Britain – a ‘wholesale shift in an economic system built on the enslavement and sale of human beings’
Elli Free: Will we ever learn?
The director of Room to Heal, a local charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers, on Windrush, immigration detention, and opportunities for ‘fundamental change’ post-lockdown
Leader – Clipped wings
The Home Office could learn from Hackney’s handling of Windrush – now, after a very public snub, we’ll see if it really has the willing
Town Hall to host free advice session for Windrush victims
Experts will be on hand to help residents affected by the scandal apply for compensation
Hopes for Windrush artwork in Town Hall Square to become ‘landmark of national significance’
Hackney Council is inviting opinions on a final shortlist of three proposals
‘Real sense of history’: Family photos donated by Hackney women on display at Sutton House
Cherelle Sappleton’s exhibition, featuring snaps gifted by the local community, offers a highly personal glimpse into the borough’s past
The Hackney artist in charge of Tilbury Carnival on celebrating Windrush in a Leave hotspot
Renowned outdoor artist Ali Pretty, who lives in London Fields, wants to create a ‘new story’ for Thurrock
Hackney becomes first council in the UK to make Windrush a cabinet duty
Cllr Carole Williams, who has led the Town Hall’s response to the immigration scandal, adds Windrush to her portfolio
Town Hall urges Windrush victims to claim for compensation
Residents affected by the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies can apply now
Leader – Laying down the law
Hackney Community Law Centre, a pillar of strength for residents, is facing swingeing cuts. Is it the victim of its own success?
Hackney wins £10k funding to celebrate Windrush Day
Council is one of 50 organisations to receive government cash for events on 22 June
Hackney Mayor demands Windrush inquiry in letter to prime minister
‘Appalled’ borough leader calls for scrapping of hostile environment policy
Jennette Arnold to bow out of London Assembly after nearly 20 years
The Labour member for Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest says the ‘time is right’ for new challenges