Britain’s black population has quietly flipped from Caribbean‑led to African‑led over the past two decades. Caribbeans fell from about half of England and Wales’s black population (2001) to roughly a quarter today, while Africans rose to about 62%, reshaping cultural signifiers, public faces, and political narratives like Windrush.
— This demographic turnover alters who defines 'black British' identity and undermines static Windrush‑centered myths used in immigration debates.
Ralph Leonard
2025.10.08
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The article cites ONS trends (white British 95%→75%; black Caribbean share ~50%→~25% while Africans rise to ~62%) and notes new cultural markers (e.g., Bukayo Saka, Kemi Badenoch) supplanting earlier Caribbean icons.
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