"Black British History happened everywhere...not just in the cities" | Historian/Sociologist, Tré Ventour on uncovering Town and Country Black History | Before Our Friends Die #37

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Monday, 9 October 2023 - 1 hour 5 minutes

Today we are joined by Tré Ventour-Griffiths - a neurodivergent practitioner-academic [pracademic], public historian, writer-poet, public sociologist, and PhD Student and wow does he have knowledge to share!

Tré is a PhD student at Kingston University exploring British Black Caribbean histories in the Town and Country and today we deep dive into his work so far. Our fascinating chat unearths the genesis of the “hostile environment” dating back to 1919, the UK’s first Black Self Help Centre, MFM (Matta Fancanta Movement), and Bob Marley’s appearance in Northampton!

This Black History Month, we get stuck into lived experiences of Black lives outside of London and capture the magic and hardship that has impacted over 3 generations of Black Brits.

RESOURCES:

Stereotypes are incomplete stories: https://youtu.be/D9Ihs241zeg?si=cgwJpihYwbbeSV0U

Examples of Tré’s work in the press:

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/education/educator-seeks-participants-for-research-study-about-northants-caribbean-communities-4344896

https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/historian-sociologist-seeks-windrush-and-post-windrush-families-living-in-banbury-for-phd-research-4344919

https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/educator-seeks-participants-for-research-study-about-northants-caribbean-communities-4344266

https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/opinion/historian-seeking-people-for-research-study-on-caribbean-history-project-4345603

People interested in being interviewed should email Tré at: k2242434@kingston.ac.uk

For more about the project and Tré’s academic interests visit: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/research-degree-students/profile/treacute-ventour-griffiths-696/

Follow Tré:
https://www.facebook.com/treventoured
https://twitter.com/treventoured
https://www.instagram.com/treventoured/

Website: https://treventour.com/
Email: tre@treventour.com
More of Tré’s Work: https://linktr.ee/treventoured

On the 15th November, Tré is at the University of Northampton discussing the Slave Trade Compensation Records and their place on university courses. Tickets are available: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-debt-tickets-634605089907

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