‘I was totally petrified’: remembering the 1981 Brixton uprising 40 years on
This Saturday, 10 April, will mark four decades since the beginning of the Brixton uprising, a violent confrontation between Metropolitan
Brixton residents look back at 1981 riots on 33rd anniversary of ‘Bloody Saturday’
Summary: A growing dissatisfaction between the African-Caribbean community and the police culminated on April 11 Image: By Kat Bawmwang Brixton
Reggae star whose hit became Notting Hill Carnival anthem dies aged 67
Summary: Junior Murvin was best known for his 1976 song Police and Thieves. Image: By Micky McMahon Jamaican reggae musician
Former Kingston University student representing Mark Duggan’s family says whole world will watch inquiry verdict
Summary: Leslie Thomas graduated in 1988. Image: By SWLondoner staff The whole world will be watching the Mark Duggan inquiry
Award-winning author says London riots not simply a case of mindless thuggery
Summary: Alex Wheatle, who was jailed in his part for in the Brixton riots, believes there are similarities between the