BBC Coverage
BBC Highlights Stories of Walsall’s Windrush Women
Image Credit: BBC News
We’re proud to see the BBC highlighting the Walsall Windrush Sisters exhibition, bringing national attention to the stories of Caribbean women who shaped our town.
As our Project Lead, Glenis Williams, reflects:
“We have stories where families tried to find a home. It was made really difficult by the colour bar. ‘No blacks, no Irish, no dogs’.”
These words capture the daily realities faced by Caribbean families arriving in Walsall after the Windrush generation. Housing discrimination, employment barriers, and social exclusion were part of their early experiences, but through resilience, community networks, and sheer determination, these women created lives that helped build the vibrant Walsall we know today.
The BBC coverage underscores why the Walsall Windrush Sisters project is so important: we preserve these voices, celebrate their legacies, and ensure that future generations can learn from their stories. The exhibition also reminds us that these are not just historical events, they are the foundation of local community life, identity, and pride in Walsall.
