Brentford player, Josh Dasilva sits down with the Brentford FC Community Sports Trust to talk about Black History Month and what it means to him and his family.
Celebrating Black History Month
Celebrating our staff members
Black History Month is both a time to celebrate and a time to learn about and understand Black history and culture. With this year’s theme being ‘Celebrating our Sisters, Saluting our Sisters, and Honouring Matriarchs of Movements’, we heard about the experiences and stories of the staff from our club and the Brentford FC Community Sports Trust.
Brentford welcomes David Olusoga
This Black History Month, Brentford was privileged to host a staff event with British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA winning film-maker David Olusoga.
Jon-Paul Pittman speaks to Versus
Brentford FC Assistant U18s Coach, Jon-Paul Pittman speaks to Versus about diversity in coaching across football, as well as working with Lydia Bedford’s U18s and taking inspiration from Thomas Frank as part of the Premier League’s No Room for Racism initiative.
Photo credits to Versus
Celebrating Windrush 75
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship in 1948, we were joined by Brentford FC and Brentford FC Community Sports Trust staff members and some of their family members, who shared more about their stories, culture and experiences.