Author Archives: The Krios Editor

Educating Black Boys – 19th Century, Present and Future [Past]

As part of Southwark Council’s official Black History Month 2017 Programme, The Krios Dot Com  invite you to celebrate through presentations, discussion, literature, exhibition and a fun quiz the unique history of educating Black boys starting from the Clapham Sect’s African Academy for Sierra Leonean boys in 1799 to present and future education model. Date: …

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It’s All About the Rice – The Sierra Leone/South Carolina Connection

A Visit to South Carolina By Melbourne Garber Since I met Joseph Opala and Amadu Massaly in 2006, when I was first really introduced to Bunce Island in Sierra Leone, efforts to preserve and stabilize its Slave Castle has become one of my passions. As I learned more about its history during the slave trade, …

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THE ‘BLACK POOR’ OF LONDON

The ‘Black Poor’ was the name given in the late 18th century to poor residents of London who were of Black ancestry. The Black Poor had diverse origins. Historians estimate that the black population of London was between 5,000 and 10,000 in the late eighteenth century. While Great Britain was reaping profits from its involvement …

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