Black In Britain - D reference file


DEPTFORD FIRE - A total 13 youngsters died in the New Cross of January 1981. Both in south London and elsewhere in the country Police and community relations were strained as events later on that year would prove. The Metropolitan Police at the time dismissed a racial motive to what was proved to be an arson attack arguing that it had lack sufficient evidence and witnesses to support this possibility. Thousands of Black people took to the streets a series of demonstrations to protest against a police cover-up. Although a coroner's inquest cast doubt over the integrity of the police investigation and the professionalism of the lead officer an open verdict was returned. Subsequent High Court hearings (October 2002) and a fresh inquiry and inquest (May 2004) failed to overturn or produce a different verdict to the original, which still stands. In March 2005 the High Court refused families of the victims leave to challenge the verdict.
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Archbishop Gilbert Deya - Archbishop Deya helms one of Britain's many 'super-churches', Gilbert Deya Ministries, in south-east London. In 2004 he was implicated in the 'Miracle baby' scandal. Investigators in Britain and Kenya investigating the alleged theft and illegal purchase of some 19 children, rounded on Deya after six children were reportedly found at his house in Nairobi.
The archbishop said, it was God who gave these children to his wife and followers, one of whom was having babies three months apart, which was why their DNA did not match their supposed parents. He claims his church is the fastest growing in the world. He says:"We believe in miracle signs and wonders, casting out devils, healing the sick and setting captives free in Jesus' name." In the UK the charismatic Deya can be seen on Cable and Satellite television. LINK: Gilbert Deya Ministries
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Wayne Douglas - Died in Police custody in Lambeth south London in 1996. A demonstration protesting the police action leading up to his death is thought to have sparked a small-scale riot.
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Donna Daley-Clarke was born in London in the 60s. Her parents are from the eastern Caribbean island of Montserrat. She's a graduate of the university of East Anglia - MA in creative writing. Her first novel Lazy Eye was published on 4 July 2005 by Scribner won the Commonwealth First Novel Prize 2006. Her next novel is set in Montserrat in 1966. Daley-Clarke lives in London	*Lazy Eye*
She admits to liking dark chocolate and would like to have 'Ain't Nobody's Business' by Billie Holiday played at her funeral.