The Dark History of Europe’s Biggest Afro-Caribbean Carnival

Podcast: ALKEBULAN with The Merc · Discover Africa and the Diaspora through society, culture, media and history

Opublikowano: 2026-08-30

Alkebulanians, I break down the hidden history of Notting Hill Carnival, tracing a story that begins with the Windrush Generation and Caribbean migrants arriving in post-war Britain, only to encounter racial discrimination, far-right agitation and violence across West London. ALKEBULAN Discover The True Africa is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I examine the 1958 Notting Hill race riots, the murder of Kelso Cochrane in 1959, and the emergence of Claudia Jones, the Trinidadian journalist and activist who understood...