West Indian World

West Indian World was a weekly newspaper founded in 1971 in London, England, by Vincentian journalist Aubrey Baynes.[1] Under its masthead was the strapline: "Britain's First National West Indian Weekly".[2] The newspaper continued publication until 1985.[3]

History

Launched at a party on 16 June 1971, with claims to be the first West Indian weekly in London, the newspaper cost 5p, had 20 pages and a print run of 30,000 copies.[4][5] Baynes has been described as "the true father of the Caribbean/African press in the UK", having previously started the lifestyle magazine Daylight International and edited the short-lived weekly Magnet News.[6][7] West Indian World struggled financially because of lack of advertising.[8] In 1973, the newspaper was acquired from Baynes by publisher Arif Ali.[9][10]

Notable staff and contributors to West Indian World over the years included Lionel Morrison,[11] Barbara Blake Hannah,[12] Lindsay Barrett,[13] Neil Kenlock,[14] Flip Fraser,[15] and others.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pirani, Bianca Maria, ed. (2018). The Borders of Integration: Empowered Bodies and Social Cohesion. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 9781527519176.
  2. ^ "West Indian World – Early Edition". Graham Rivers Architects. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ "West Indian World". rock's back pages. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "West Indian Paper". Daily Telegraph. 17 June 1971. p. 2.
  5. ^ "New paper for West Indians". Liverpool Echo. 16 June 1971. p. 8.
  6. ^ Goodwin, Clayton (1 May 2018). "Claudia Jones' footprints in printer's ink". New African. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ^ Davies, Aled; Ben Jackson; Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite, eds. (2021). "Black politics and Black enterprise culture in the 1970s". The Neoliberal Age?: Britain since the 1970s. London: UCL Press. p. 217. ISBN 9781787356856.
  8. ^ Philip, Stephen (4 December 2006). "Black and ethnic media past and present tense". The Guardian.
  9. ^ Morrison, Lionel, A Century of Black Journalism in Britain: A Kaleidoscopic View of Race and the Media (1893–2003), Truebay Ltd, 2007, p. 36. ISBN 978-0-9555540-0-1.
  10. ^ Sherwood, Marika (July 2011). "Caribbean Publishing in Britain. A Tribute to Arif Ali". Reviews in History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ^ Webb, Oscar. 2 April 2011. "Lionel Morrison OBE speaks about racial discrimination within journalism", NUJ. Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ Jolaoso, Simi (23 October 2020). "Barbara Blake Hannah: The first black reporter on British TV". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Barrett, Lindsay 1941–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  14. ^ Cumiskey, Lucas (24 October 2018). "History: Newington Green's West Indian World was first national black newspaper in UK". Islington Gazette.
  15. ^ Pears, Elizabeth (7 September 2014). "Black hero Flip Fraser joins the hall of fame". Jamaica Gleaner.


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