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6 Oct 2014:
Bim Adewunmi: Black women have lived in the UK since Hadrian built his wall. A new exhibition chronicles the often hidden histories of Britain’s black foremothers
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29 Aug 2014: Laura Bates: Mary Brandon was savagely beaten when she stood up to a man who groped her at the Notting Hill Carnival. What makes some men think they have a right to put their hands on women’s bodies?
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29 Aug 2014:
We’ve been getting such great contributions from our readers that we want to share them on our blog. Here are some of this week’s highlights
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26 Aug 2014: Police invoke special stop-and-search powers for first time since 2011 although level of unrest was down on previous years
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25 Aug 2014: Editorial: The forecasters said it would rain on the bank holiday. That was all we needed to know
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25 Aug 2014:
The west London street party – celebrating its 50th year – wasn’t going let the downpour dampen the party spirit around the streets of W11
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25 Aug 2014:
We asked you to share your photos of Europe’s largest street festival which has taken place over the August bank holiday since 1996. Here are some of our favourites
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24 Aug 2014:
The largest street festival in Europe, Notting Hill carnival was launched in 1964 by the African-Caribbean community. Over the bank holiday weekend the streets come alive to steel bands, colourful floats and costumed performers as members of the public flood in to the area to join in the celebrations
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24 Aug 2014:
Margaret Busby: There is a well-rehearsed narrative of how the carnival began, and Laslett – who died in 2002 – must take her rightful place in it
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24 Aug 2014:
In January 1959, a ‘Caribbean Carnival’ took place in St Pancras town hall, London. It was the precursor to the Notting Hill carnival, which has taken place every August bank holiday in west London for the past 50 years. Here, we take a look at the carnival in its earlier years
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24 Aug 2014: An event that began as an attempt to lift the spirits of West Indian immigrants has survived controversy and violence, but now the street party is also big business, writes Nadia Khomami
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21 Aug 2014:
As London gears up for the biggest street party of the year, we present dancehall crew The Heatwave’s annual mixtape of carnival’s biggest bashment anthems
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21 Aug 2014: The 48th edition of the Notting Hill carnival takes place over the weekend, and we want to see your photos and experiences from Europe’s largest street festival
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21 Aug 2014:
London's great street festival, Notting Hill carnival, is getting an artistic makeover. Tshepo Mokoena meets the artists taking carnival beyond loud music, jerk chicken and stunning costumes
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19 Aug 2014:
Scotland Yard teams recover crack cocaine and £70,000 from properties in Lambeth and Westminster before weekend festival
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