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‘I was totally petrified’: remembering the 1981 Brixton uprising 40 years on

This Saturday, 10 April, will mark four decades since the beginning of the Brixton uprising, a violent confrontation between Metropolitan

Brixton residents look back at 1981 riots on 33rd anniversary of ‘Bloody Saturday’

Summary: A growing dissatisfaction between the African-Caribbean community and the police culminated on April 11 Image: By Kat Bawmwang Brixton

Reggae star whose hit became Notting Hill Carnival anthem dies aged 67

Summary: Junior Murvin was best known for his 1976 song Police and Thieves. Image: By Micky McMahon Jamaican reggae musician

Former Kingston University student representing Mark Duggan’s family says whole world will watch inquiry verdict

Summary: Leslie Thomas graduated in 1988. Image: By SWLondoner staff The whole world will be watching the Mark Duggan inquiry

Award-winning author says London riots not simply a case of mindless thuggery

Summary: Alex Wheatle, who was jailed in his part for in the Brixton riots, believes there are similarities between the

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