STORIES

Our Stories collection preserves the personal narratives, experiences, and memories of Black Welsh individuals and families. These powerful accounts illuminate the diverse experiences of Black Welsh life across generations.

Storm

A Creative Non-Fiction Story

*Content Warning: Explicit Violence

by Canaan J. Brown

Black Man of the Black Mountains – Crying Laughing Loving Lying as a form of resistance.

by Jade E. Bradford

"The opening lyrics from Something Inside So Strong are inscribed on the monument to Betty Campbell, Wales' first Black headteacher, in Cardiff. It’s said to have been her favourite song. Campbell and Siffre, two Black British pioneers, both renowned as advocates for equality in their respective fields."

GWYTHERIN

by Catherine Johnson

The Life of Edward Scatlebury

by Myya Helm

"These fragments rarely give us Edward’s voice. They do not say much about what he dreamed of, feared, or hoped for. However, in acknowledging these absences, we can imagine his resilience as a Black Afro-Caribbean man carving space for dignity and family amidst an industry that was both life-sustaining and deadly. In this way, we can see Edward not as a small part in census lines or newspaper articles, but instead as a human who mattered."

"Under normal sporting conditions, this would have been the beginning of a challenge for the British title. But the conditions were not normal- they were rigged."

Cuthbert Taylor: The Merthyr Marvel

by Victor Ogboru