Episode 8: January 18th to January 24th: New Cross Fire, Roy Francis and the 1919 Glasgow Race Riots

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Topics Covered: January 18th 1981: New Cross Fire https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/15/how-the-new-cross-fire-became-a-rallying-cry-for-political-action January 19th 1965: Pearl Prescod plays Tituba at the National Theatre  https://blackbritishreader.tumblr.com/post/621886762995908608/pearl-prescod-1920-25-june-1966-pearl  January 20th 1919: Birth of Roy Francis  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/54695638 January 21st 1950: Birth of Billy Ocean  https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/05/billy-ocean-family-values  January 22nd 1982: Dread Broadcasting Corp features on the Oxford Roadshow https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/archive/dread-broadcasting-corporation/z6cn2sg  January 23rd 1919: The 1919 Glasgow Race Riots https://www.thenational.scot/news/17376881.glasgow-1919---race-riot-scotland-rather-forget/ January 24th 2016: End of the No Colour Bar Exhibition  https://www.nocolourbar.org/exhibition  Instagram >>>>> https://instagram.com/blackintimepod Disclaimer: I do not own any of the archival audio used in this episode. It is purely for informational purposes under fair use. Special thanks to Yaw Nimoh for his help with research for this episode.