A LEADING black charity awarded an OBE has said it will use to the recognition to help push for more black history to be made available in the UK.
Joyce Fraser, is the founder of the Black Heroes Foundation, a charity which champions a world where Black Heroes are acknowledged, respected and celebrated.
Ms Fraser hopes by being a recipient in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List, will allow her to raise more core funding, to put on more important black history projects for community and empower the next generation.
She said: “I’m hoping the exposure that comes with being awarded an OBE will highlight the work we do developing talent and artistic initiatives in the community that focus on youth, education, training, social up-lifting and personal development.”
The discussions around accepting or not accepting a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) have always been topical in the black community.
In 2021, the Queen’s Birthday Honours list was the most diverse to date, with one in seven recipients being from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic background.
This year, 13.3 per cent of recipients are from an ethnic minority background, down from the record 15 per cent at last year’s honours.
Speaking to The Voice, Ms Fraser said her “gut reaction” was to accept the recognition in honour of her parents and late husband Peter Randolph Fraser (also known as ‘Flip’ Fraser), who was the creator of the iconic show Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame and was the first editor of The Voice.
She said: “I just kept thinking of my mother who would be so proud, because I know sometimes you think would you or would you not accept, but I had no option.
“First of all, because I know my mother and father would be so proud but also because it is in honour of Flip and the great work that he did and of course Flip was the first editor of The Voice Newspaper.”
“We live in England and we put up with the rubbish we have to put up with and that’s what my organisation is about, is trying to make sure we get recognised for what we do and like I said, this is an honour, it’s a recognition of the work that we do, so why would I not accept it?,” she added.
Ms Fraser had no idea she was being awarded, as the letter was sent to her registered office and ended up with her accountant – who later sent her a copy of the letter.
She said: “They sent me an email to say they had an urgent letter and were going to scan it to me and put it in the recorded delivery to me, but never told me what it was.”
Ms Fraser said she immediately panicked and questioned if she had forgotten to do something important.
But said when the letter finally arrived and she realised she was being recognised for her work, she was left speechless.
She said: “It’s really amazing and it wasn’t expected, it was totally out of the blue.
“It was just unbelievable. Never in my furthest dreams would I have expected such a great honour.”
Ms Fraser admits she doesn’t know who nominated her but thanked them for thinking of her, as the nomination came at a time when she was having a few health issues.
“I was unwell and felt like I couldn’t carry on and then I got the letter and to know that someone cared enough about what we are doing to nominate us really makes me feel proud,” she explained.
Ms Fraser runs the charity with two other trustees and volunteers and thanked them and those who attend all her events for making the charity what it is today.
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Oxford African Caribbean Conversation (OACC) has witnessed the terrible consequences of allowing Left-wing, middle-class, Caucasian-heritage teachers to teach African-history to African-heritage pupils.
An Oxford teacher told her class during Oxford’s African-heritage celebration month that our beloved Malcolm X was a “hateful” and “bigoted” man who taught the American people of African-heritage during his famous 1961 125 Street Harlem Address, in which he told African people to enjoy their full lips; natural hair and dark skin.
This was the first time in the United States that African-heritage people had heard a public address affirming the beauty of having African physical characteristics.
For this Left-wing middle-class teacher, who completely failed to understand Malcolm X’s words and the impact of having Africa-skin in a nation that hated people with African-skin.
The African-heritage pupils were asked to produce an essay that confirmed the Caucasian-heritage teacher’s view of Malcolm as a “hate filled” reactionary.
many of the African-heritage pupils produce a biased essay that delighted the Caucasian-heritage left-wing teacher.
OACC letter of complaint to the school was ignored.
The lesson is clear.
Teachers of the calibre of Akala and Professor Robin Walker are desperately required to teach African-history in England today.
On no account should African-heritage pupils be allowed to be taught African-heritage history by Left-wing Caucasian-heritage men or women in our state or private schools.
Our pupils are important; and we need to protect them from the harm posed by left-wing Politically Correct teachers who know nothing about African-history.
Oxford African Caribbean Conversation (OACC) has witnessed the terrible consequences of allowing Left-wing middle-class Caucasian-heritage teachers to teach African-history to African-heritage pupils.
An Oxford teacher told her class during Oxford’s African-heritage celebration month that our beloved Malcolm X was a “hateful” and “bigoted” man who taught the American people of African-heritage during his famous 1961 125 Street Harlem Address in which he told African people to enjoy their full lips; natural hair and dark skin.
This was the first time in the United States that African-heritage people had heard a public address affirming the beauty of having African physical characteristics.
For this Left-wing middleclass teacher, Malcolm’s affirming celebration for having African features were equated with “hate,” and “black supremacy.” This Caucasian-heritage Left-wing teacher completely failed to understand Malcolm X’s words and how revolutionary it was for the African-heritage Americans to publicly hear a leading African Heritage man affirm the beauty of having African-features in a U.S. nation that was obsessed by all things Anglo-Saxon, Protestant Western Caucasian Northern European.
Instead, this teacher interpreted Malcolm X’s words as evidence that he “hated” Caucasian-heritage men and women; and of evidence of Malcolm X’s “black supremacist” philosophy.
The African-heritage pupils were asked to produce an essay that confirmed the Caucasian-heritage teacher’s view of Malcolm as a “Caucasian-hating” reactionary.
OACC letter of complaint to the school was ignored.
The lesson is clear.
Teachers of the calibre of Akala and Professor Robin Walker are desperately required to teach African-history in England today.
On no account should African-heritage pupils be allowed to be taught African-heritage history by Left-wing Caucasian-heritage men or women in our state or private schools.