West Indian World

West Indian World was a weekly newspaper founded in 1971 in London, England, by Vincentian journalist Aubrey Baynes.[1] Under its masthead was the strapline: "Britain's First National West Indian Weekly".[2] The newspaper continued publication until 1985.[3]

History

Launched at a party on 16 June 1971, with claims to be the first West Indian weekly in London, the newspaper cost 5p, had 20 pages and a print run of 30,000 copies.[4][5] Baynes has been described as "the true father of the Caribbean/African press in the UK", having previously started the lifestyle magazine Daylight International and edited the short-lived weekly Magnet News.[6][7] West Indian World struggled financially because of lack of advertising.[8] In 1973, the newspaper was acquired from Baynes by publisher Arif Ali.[9][10]

Notable staff and contributors to West Indian World over the years included Lionel Morrison,[11] Barbara Blake Hannah,[12] Lindsay Barrett,[13] Neil Kenlock,[14] Flip Fraser,[15] and others.

See also

References
  1. Pirani, Bianca Maria, ed. (2018). The Borders of Integration: Empowered Bodies and Social Cohesion. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 9781527519176.
  2. "West Indian World – Early Edition". Graham Rivers Architects. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "West Indian World". rock's back pages. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "West Indian Paper". Daily Telegraph. 17 June 1971. p. 2.
  5. "New paper for West Indians". Liverpool Echo. 16 June 1971. p. 8.
  6. Goodwin, Clayton (1 May 2018). "Claudia Jones' footprints in printer's ink". New African. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. Davies, Aled; Ben Jackson; Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite, eds. (2021). "Black politics and Black enterprise culture in the 1970s". The Neoliberal Age?: Britain since the 1970s. London: UCL Press. p. 217. ISBN 9781787356856.
  8. Philip, Stephen (4 December 2006). "Black and ethnic media past and present tense". The Guardian.
  9. Morrison, Lionel, A Century of Black Journalism in Britain: A Kaleidoscopic View of Race and the Media (1893–2003), Truebay Ltd, 2007, p. 36. ISBN 978-0-9555540-0-1.
  10. Sherwood, Marika (July 2011). "Caribbean Publishing in Britain. A Tribute to Arif Ali". Reviews in History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. Webb, Oscar. 2 April 2011. "Lionel Morrison OBE speaks about racial discrimination within journalism", NUJ. Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. Jolaoso, Simi (23 October 2020). "Barbara Blake Hannah: The first black reporter on British TV". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  13. "Barrett, Lindsay 1941–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  14. Cumiskey, Lucas (24 October 2018). "History: Newington Green's West Indian World was first national black newspaper in UK". Islington Gazette.
  15. Pears, Elizabeth (7 September 2014). "Black hero Flip Fraser joins the hall of fame". Jamaica Gleaner.


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