63.37% of people in Scotland agreed on having the ability to make different choices to the rest of the UK A Survation poll for the eu+me group found 63.37% of people in Scotland agreed on having the ability to make different choices to…
THE Scottish Government should consider proposals to open a dedicated museum of black heritage in Scotland, Joanna Cherry has suggested. Writing in The National today the SNP’s shadow justice and home affairs secretary also said Afro-Scottish history could be added to the curriculum in all…
Nurses and doctors across The Gambia are providing life-saving support to patients thanks to the generosity of colleagues across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. 12 hospitals across the West African state have received life-saving defibrillators, anaesthesia machines and ultra-sound equipment following an appeal…
Crowdfunding plea raises thousands after attempt to get student loan fails due to visa issue A nursing student has used crowdfunding to raise £40,000 to finance her degree, after being rejected for a student loan. First-year adult nursing student Naana Aisha Issaka said she…
On International Women's Day this month we focus on incredible women of African and Caribbean heritage in Scotland and globally. Sheila Asante is a Ghanaian- Scottish and is currently the Project Manager for Empire, Slavery & Scotland’s Museums: Addressing Our Colonial Legacy, a project to explore how…
A HUMAN rights lawyer who came to Scotland as a refugee has been named rector of Edinburgh University. Debora Kayembe fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has lived in Scotland since 2011, will now be the first black person and third woman…
Naggayi Angella's children have penned moving tributes to their mum, with son John writing: "Mummy was a nice caring person who loved me so much". Tributes have been paid to a trainee Glasgow nurse and "devoted mummy" who passed away from coronavirus, leaving behind…
The First Minister said she “know just how challenging and stressful this situation is for families”, adding that it is a “priority for all of us to get children back to normal schooling as soon as possible.” Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that full lockdown…
The Group will review features such as statues and street names in the city which commemorate those with close links to slavery Sir Geoff Palmer OBE, a Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, will chair the group as…
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has become an accredited Living Wage employer, positioning them as the largest NHS Board in Scotland to have done so. The recognition comes during Living Wage Week and has been warmly welcomed by Living Wage Scotland and the…