Drawing from her Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican roots, Nazlı Ramadan’s new pop-up restaurant JURKISH is a blend of Mediterranean flavours with the bold, spiced essence| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
All images: (c) Antigua and Barbuda Tourism AuthorityThe sun starts to set when my Uber stops at Chelsea Bridge Road, on what one could describe as a shy summer evening in May. I saunter to the entrance, my dress clinging to me against the flow of the wind. Smiles and nods of approval set the tone for what is going to be a warm and insightful evening.| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
Victor leaves his native St. Kitts for the busy streets of London with barely a backward glance. Frustrated with what he sees as the insular mindset of his rural town, not least that of his parents, he saves enough for the ship passage to the ‘Mother Country’ and joins the many thousands of Caribbeans trying to make a new life in post-war Britain. Before leaving, Victor hastily marries Lorna – a young woman with whom he has fathered a son, Leon – with a promise to send for them lat...| Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond