On this day in 1996, Dr. Edward Scobie passed away.

The Dominican-born historian and journalist was author of Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain and published Checkers, ‘Britain’s Premier Negro Magazine’, in 1948 which ran for 5 issues.

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On this day in 1996, Dr. Edward Scobie passed away. The Dominican-born historian and journalist was author of Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain and published Checkers, ‘Britain’s Premier Negro Magazine’, in 1948 which ran for 5 issues. #BlackHistoryBites
On this day in 1996, Dr. Edward Scobie passed away. The Dominican-born historian and journalist was author of Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain and published Checkers, ‘Britain’s Premier Negro Magazine’, in 1948 which ran for 5 issues. #BlackHistoryBites
Scobie was also the editor of Flamingo magazine in the 1960s which was groundbreaking at the time although it recently emerged that the magazine's founder was an MI6 agent and was part-funded by the secret intelligence service to promote an anti-communist agenda.
Scobie was also the editor of Flamingo magazine in the 1960s which was groundbreaking at the time although it recently emerged that the magazine's founder was an MI6 agent and was part-funded by the secret intelligence service to promote an anti-communist agenda.
Scobie was also the editor of Flamingo magazine in the 1960s which was groundbreaking at the time although it recently emerged that the magazine's founder was an MI6 agent and was part-funded by the secret intelligence service to promote an anti-communist agenda.
Scobie was also the editor of Flamingo magazine in the 1960s which was groundbreaking at the time although it recently emerged that the magazine's founder was an MI6 agent and was part-funded by the secret intelligence service to promote an anti-communist agenda.
"We hope that through the columns of FLAMINGO, the gulf will be bridged between Negroes everywhere. That West Indians, Ghanians, Nigerians, East Africans, etc. will take an interest in not only matters affecting them, but will share a common interest in each others problems."
"It was also distributed in the Caribbean and West Africa, and published dedicated editions in Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia. It carried interviews with Malcolm X and advertisements for Island Records, which brought Jamaican ska music to Britain." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/26/west-indians-flamingo-magazine-m6-anti-communist-mission?CMP=share_btn_tw
Sex, ska and Malcolm X: MI6’s covert 1960s mission to woo West Indians

Intelligence service secretly funded Flamingo magazine to fight communist threat

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/26/west-indians-flamingo-magazine-m6-anti-communist-mission?CMP=share_btn_tw
Also check out @naomioppenheim's article on Edward Scobie and Black British press! https://twitter.com/naomioppenheim/status/1292742009380311041
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