not sure if looking with rose tinted specs, as teen / young adult in late 80s until early 2000s, I remember my town in SE England and many Outer London suburbs had quirky indie shops selling things like #records, art and art supplies, #fashion items - staffed by people your age, with a local business owner (often #BritishAsian )

Pay may not have been as much as an office/admin job for one of the big corporates in your town, but they were often fun places (jobs in them were highly sought after) and staff didn't mind if you went there as much to browse or hang out or as actually buying anything, and these places did provide paid employment for many.

Did everywhere have these places? It seems now that #Amazon and other #OnlineShopping places have eaten this whole business sector.

Mustapha Matura (17 December 1939 – 29 October 2019)

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The Rise of Desi Pubs: A Story of Resistance, Community, and Integration

A new documentary, 'The Rise of Mixy', delves into the history of desi pubs, establishments that began as a response to racial segregation and evolved into cultural landmarks for the British Asian community. In the 1960s and 70s, South Asian workers in the UK, often subjected to racism and denied en... [More info]

Shkander Singh died in Stewart Street police station (Glasgow); Had been heard shouting & crying in cell but was ignored 30 years ago today

Jason Sebastian found hanged in Belmarsh following 4 day segregation as punishment 27 years ago today

Source: Institute of Race Relations

#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #britishasian

#Scouse #Muslims capture and reclaim the #flag #Merseyside #BritishAsian #Desi #UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7yqez74ylo

Bobby Friction of the BBC Asian Network has been sitting in for Cerys on 6 Music these past two weeks and they have been excellent shows with a South Asian perspective, learning so much about British Asian, and South Asian culture.....but unless you're in the UK you won't be able to hear it because the BBC has decided to geoblock most of it's content to spite fuck those foreigners who have the audacity to enjoy BBC programming.

Oh well...

#BBC #BBC6Music #BritishAsian #SouthAsia

Lai Hong Cheng died in hospital on August 6, 1999 two days after [allegedly] collapsing in Stoke Newington [pig] station

Source: Institute of Race Relations

#blacklivesstillmatter #britishasian #police #whitepeople #whitedevil