HARAMBEE ORGANISATION
OF BLACK UNITY
Nicole Andrews Community Library
On March 21, 2022 we lost Dr Nicole Andrews, who had been fighting breast cancer. Nicole was a founding member of the Organisation of Black Unity and the driving force behind getting the Marcus Garvey Centre renovated. Nicole was an activist, mother and scholar who was dedicated to the uplift of the community and to researching the health inequalities facing Black women. Her academic work has only been brought more into focus by her death at the hands of a cancer that is three times more likely to kill Black women.
Support the Library
To honour her memory we will be opening the Nicole Andrews Community Library in the Marcus Garvey Centre, which would not be open without her efforts. The library will be a place to share ideas, come together and generate new research projects.
We're Hiring
Job Vacancy: Haramabee OBU Co-ordinator
We are looking for a full time co-ordinator for 12 months. Deadline July 4th, 2023
Year X - 1965
Malcolm X visited Birmingham, just 9 days before he was assassinated in 1965. On his trip to the city he visited Marshall Street in Smethwick, which was in the grip of a housing controversy, with the council buying up houses to prevent ethnic minorities moving in. Later in the year one of the most racist elections in British history took place, with the victorious Conservative candidate for the area endorsing the slogan ‘If you want a Nigger for a neighbour, vote Labour’. Malcolm explained that he had come to Smethwick because he had heard the ethnic minorities were ‘being treated as the Jews were under Hitler’.
Events
Events organised by the organisations and collaborations with other grassroot projects.
