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31K views · 1.6K reactions | Today on BBC iPlayer and tonight on BBC Two, Windrush: Portraits of a Generation. Follow the making of the Windrush portraits, as artist and sitter come together to share testimony and experience over this special commission by The King. | BBC Studios | Facebook

“We're one humanity, nothing less.” The King has commissioned portraits of Prof Sir Geoff Palmer and nine fellow members of the Windrush Generation. The completed portraits will become part of the Royal Collection and stand as a lasting memorial to all the men, women and children who came to Britain from the Caribbean and gave so much of themselves to rebuild a nation devastated by war. 📺Windrush: Portraits of a Generation is available on BBC iPlayer from 6am and on BBC Two at 7.45pm on Thursda

"It was an emotional thing for me to have to look at myself and think 'I'm an alien, I'm an illegal immigrant'." Michael Braithwaite came to Britain in 1961 as part of the Windrush generation. He says he feels "betrayed" by the Home Office. More here: trib.al/rTIjxqp | Sky News

52K views · 286 reactions | "We built our homes out of 'no blacks' signs". A poem for the Windrush Generation, by Theophina Gabriel. Read by Sonja Welsh and her two granddaughters. | BBC Stories | Facebook

The Windrush generation helped build Britain. But the Tories' hostile environment left many homeless, jobless and without healthcare. This injustice must end. Victims must get the compensation they deserve. David Lammy, Windrush campaigner and descendent, tells the story of the Windrush scandal. | The Labour Party