Darrel Blake

KS4 Mentor | Black History Teacher | Public Speaker | Researcher | Social Activist | @Black_Rooted & @B_R_Academy Founder

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

My campaign for 2020: Young Readers, Future Leaders 📚

https://t.co/HXVkIg2mTl

The objective is to take 10 different young people (age 5-17) a month to purchase a book each from a Black book seller. This will be starting at the end of January and continuing on each month...

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

Rest Well Beloved 🙏🏾

Assata Olugbala Shakur 👑

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

A heartfelt thank you to Professor Scott Marr and the brilliant students from 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 🇺🇸 who joined me for a private City of London: Slave Trade Money Trail Tour.

The next public tour: Sat 26th July - https://t.co/aBMNrojeS5

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

Thank you for attending Glyn, I appreciate having you join the tour!

We definitely have more to discuss and expand on. I'll pop and email over today. Let's continue the discourse 😃

[Glyn Robbins @robbins_glyn]

I went on the @Black_Rooted City of London tour yesterday and it was bloody good. Highly recommended and vital - the hidden abuses and the ones hiding in plain sight. @Darrel__Blake knows his stuff.

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

Another great tour 🙏🏾

This amazing group speaks to the growing intersection between public history and academia and the importance of taking historical inquiry beyond the classroom.

Next Tour Date: Sat 28th June

Secure Your Place Now 😃
🎟: https://t.co/UAS2ZtHUUH

[Glyn Robbins @robbins_glyn]

I went on the @Black_Rooted City of London tour yesterday and it was bloody good. Highly recommended and vital - the hidden abuses and the ones hiding in plain sight. @Darrel__Blake knows his stuff.

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

Rest Well Elder 🙏🏾

Thank You For Being One Of The Great Pillars For Decolonial Thought 🕊

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

🙏🏾 The ancestors have gained another warrior. Thank you for your work, King ✊🏾

[BET @BET]

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, a towering figure in Black education, empowerment, and advocacy, has died. We're sending our condolences to his family. 🕊️
https://t.co/bSxIrRk2ma

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

I look forward to seeing everyone today. Loads to talk about, and I have some exciting new information to share on the tour 😀

[Black History Month 2026 @bhmuk]

🕰️ Uncover London's hidden history on the Slave Trade Money Trail Tour. Led by historian Darrel Blake, this 3-hour walking tour reveals how colonial wealth shaped the city's foundations. Meet at Bank Station (Royal Exchange) on Saturday, April 26 @Black_Rooted #BHM #StandingFirm

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

A name we shall 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 forget... Stephen Lawrence.

32 Years - Never Forgotten.

Sunrise: 13th September 1974 - Sunset: 22nd April 1993

#NationalStephenLawrenceDay #StephenLawrenceDay #StephenLawrence #BecauseOfStephen #Racism #RacialJustice #RacialEquality #MetPolic

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

WOW! Such an incredible group!

This year marks 𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 of doing the City Of London: Slave Trade Money Trail Tour.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹

Tickets are available via eventbrite:
https://t.co/XdJ2Ts9eWs

[NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ @naomiosaka]

Since we’re trying to repossess things, can Haiti get their money back?

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

The City of London: Slave Trade Money Trail Tour is back!

Starting at the end of this month, this walking tour returns as a monthly event, uncovering the hidden history of how the transatlantic slave trade shaped London's financial district.

Tickets: https://t.co/netRn3ZExS

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

Not during Black History Month AND on the 60th anniversary of the assassination of brother Malcolm X AND on sister Nina Simone's birthday. Oh, AND the birthday of Barbara Jordan.

Which 'Europeans' built America?

[Madonna @Madonna]

I thought this country was built by
Europeans, escaping living under the rule of a King, to establish a New World governed by the people.
Currently we have a president who calls Himself.
Our King
If this is a joke,
I'm not laughing

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

Third and final seminar on my US Tour 🗣

I am honoured to join 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶��𝘆'𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 for their 𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 to deliver a Black British History presentation.

[Simon Clark @ClarkWriting]

If you have a ticket to hear @Darrel__Blake speak tonight at his SOLD OUT talk in New York then you're very lucky! Darrel is a wise and engaging historian of Britain's role in slavery. Here's an article I wrote about Darrel in 2020: https://t.co/rsVU9JEtLW

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

New York... I'm Coming ✊🏾

🇬🇧 > 🇺🇸

Join me for my first international lecture in New York City!

Organised by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Epsilon Chapter, this conversation will bridge history, activism, and empowerment.

For information, email: [email protected]

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

History Made ✊🏾

The first Black History tour to be photographed by 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. To add to this staple, I was captured by the only 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 @alishiaabodunde

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

Happy Black History Month ✊🏾

Thank you, Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, for being the chief mastermind behind creating BHM for the UK in October 1987.

Let's continue to rewrite the Black local and global legacies for the greater good.

#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonthUK

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

This nation is going down hill!

[Kehinde Andrews @kehinde_andrews]

'They sent a Black police officer to question me about using House Negro 🤦🏾‍♂️ Can you imagine a White professor being pulled up like this?' We have to say enough is enough, the attack on Black political thought must stop. @makeitplainorg pod. Full vid: https://t.co/zB90vcXkvw

[Darrel Blake @Darrel__Blake]

@kirawontmiss Stuff The British Stole
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