Claudia Jones Cumberbatch
Notting Hill Carnival is the mix of generations and cultures It was designed by Claudia Jones Cumberbatch as such To ease the relations between communities bringing them together Racist murder and attacks against the black community led to riots Carnival was the best solution in a post-war England fraught with tensions And widespread racial prejudice […]
From my nine year Chepstow archive The frozen road movie of the Carnival saga Hoping that the community will find the courage To challenge the cancellation and the interdictions Carnival is older than BLM but stems from similar events Race riots following the murder of Kelso Cochrane by racists in 1959 Claudia Jones Cumberbatch organised […]
Still we wonder about this year’s Carnival As the BLM movement searches its own soul The government imposes 1984 grade social diktats Will the black community offer a new surrender Or let the spirit and culture prevail over adversity Claudia Jones Cumberbatch still under the name of a slave owner Fought against racial crimes with […]
This is the main purpose of the Carnival As imagined by Claudia Jones Cumberbatch To appease the animosity after the 1958 racial riots After the murder of a black man by a gang of teddy boys Cancelling this year’s Carnival would be one more mistake Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Although the Brazilian Carnival does not belong to Notting Hill It ‘s always pleasant to share a culture, as this is the purpose of the event As long as it isn’t used to pervert the Carnival into a Festival with paid performers What was the original idea and success of Claudia Jones Cumberbatch’s Carnival Was […]
So what has changed since the roaring eighties Just one century away seems like yesterday Girls wanna have fun was a Cindy Lauper song Carnival is dominated by women and has always been It was designed by Claudia Jones to bring back peace At the peak of racist crimes and prejudice and subsequent riots Photo […]
The African girl’s friendship thing is a strong non sexual bondage Different worlds and different cultures meet at the Carnival It was Claudia Jones Cumberbatch’s purpose to seek peace In the wake of the Notting Hill riots triggered by a racist murder Time flies, but minds ride at a snail’s pace Culture is the whip’s […]
On Carnival days generations and race are not an obstacle to jubilation Two young black beauties in high spirits entertain an elderly lady Notting Hill Carnival was started by Claudia Jones Cumberbatch After the 1958 race riots the first Caribbean Carnival took place in St Pancras in 1959 It helped bring the communities together to […]