Nearly 6 decades ago, the railway worker applied for a promotion that would see him move from Marylebone to Euston Station in 1966. But, astonishingly, at the time there was an informal ban on Black workers holding railway jobs that would see them come into contact with the public, and he was turned down. However, determined Windrush generation worker refused to take No for an answer. He eventually overturned a racist recruitment policy at Euston station, paving the way for equal opportunities in the workplace not only for other Windrush generation members, but for Black Britons of the future. His refusal to accept discrimination made history<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A poem by Alyson Malach: 30.3.2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Six decades past, in ’66’s embrace, From Marylebone to Euston’s gate, Yet, barriers loomed, unseen but clear, Denied his dream, he faced the blow, Refusing silence, refusing no, With courage bold, he took a stand, Through his resolve, a policy bent, For Windrush kin and those to come, In history’s book, his name does gleam, For Black Inclusion Week, we hail his story, Nearly 6 decades ago, the railway worker applied for a promotion that would see him move from Marylebone to Euston Station in 1966. But, astonishingly, at the time there was an informal ban on Black workers holding railway jobs that would see them come into contact with the public, and he was turned down. However, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry-by-alyson-malach","category-race-ethnicity-and-culture"],"yoast_head":"\n
A railway worker sought his place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He aimed to rise, to elevate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ban on Black man, a silent fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But in his heart, a fire did glow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He challenged norms, he let it show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To break the chains of Bias\u2019 hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A victory won; a message sent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He fought the fight, he struck the drum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asquith Xavier, a radiant beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A champion of change, in all its glory.Top of Form<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"