Remembering the Black People’s Day of Action

Created
Fri, 15/11/2024 - 03:27
Updated
Fri, 15/11/2024 - 03:27

On the night of 18 January 1981, 16-year-old Yvonne Ruddock and 18-year-old Angela Jackson celebrated their birthdays at 439 New Cross Road in South London. What should have been a night of celebration would end in horror: a sudden blaze swept through the residence, killing Yvonne, her brother Paul, and a further eleven young black partygoers. Many […]