28 JUNE 2008 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2023 Over a year ago Elianne’s death made news globally. A young Black girl from Croydon, Surrey, was fatally stabbed. Elianne defended her friend from her ex when she was stabbed. Last month I walked past the spot where she fell,. I saw the flowers that her friends and […]
I work within the Criminal Justice System and this year alone has given me concern around how many under 25 year old, have been charged with Sexual Assaults or Rape. Moreover, some of the situations that have led to these allegations of sexual assaults and/or rape, have led me to write this article. SEXUAL ASSAULTS […]
HOW IT IMPACTS OUR MENTAL HEALTH To justify enslaving Black people, we had to be demonised. This was done by portraying us as savages, without culture or religion, violent and hyper-sexual. In one major case, we were depicted as not fully human. As in the USA Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, the enslave was 3/5th […]
When a child dies I can imagine that it must be a nightmare for the parents, the child’s family and friends. Everyone has heard the statement ‘no parent should be burying their child.’ But it happens and it appears to be happening too often. For most of us, deaths are personal and private, but when […]
Relationships discussed here are not just intimate ones, but any relationship where you spend time with someone. This could be your partner or your colleagues at work. All relationships need respect, often patience and kindness; therefore, what we say in times of high emotions, matter. Here are 10 ways to help diffuse an argument – […]
Afruika Bantu Saturday School Talk July 2023 – Crime Prevention EXCELLENCE. PROGRESSION. DISCIPLINE. RESPECT. KNOWLEDGE OF SELF These are the pillars of the school which has been running for 26 years in South London, currently based in Tulse Hill. The school instill these characteristics in the children to become upstanding and outstanding. I attended Afruika Bantu Saturday […]
Today at work I heard the devastating news that a young girl had been stabbed and killed in Croydon. Raesolutions.co.uk sends condolences to her parents and to her family that are going through this nightmare. I set up raesolutions.co.uk to give guidance to all who want to see a reduction of crime in our communities. […]
Remember whatever choice you make today it was that, a choice. Whether it was to get up to go to work, school or college, it was a choice. For example you may think that you had no choice to go to school today, even though you hate school. But actually you did. Those children that […]
As a child growing up in London in the late 70s and 80s there was always a child going missing. Moreover, it was regularly reported on the news that a woman had disappeared, a child vanished after going out to post a letter. The common thing was they were all white. Throughout my childhood I […]
There is something about living in an area where so much negative things come within easy access. In some areas drug dealing for example is so blatant on the streets, even a pre-teen can point the dealers out! When I was growing up in Brixton you had the ‘Front Line’ on Railton Road, where you […]