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	Guardian Unlimited Politics \| Special Reports \| Obituary: Bernie Grant
		Bernie Grant, the Guyanese Labour MP for Tottenham since 1987, who has died of a heart attack aged 56, was a red rag to the bulls of rightwing politics.
		Bernie Grant was born in 1944 in Georgetown, Guyana, His parents, Eric and Lily were schoolteachers, and he attended St Stanislaus College, a Jesuit-run secondary school.
		Bernie caused some embarrassment by arriving on the island before the government's own fact-finding mission, but he was never reluctant to break ranks, frequently going against some of the most deeply held beliefs of his leftwing allies.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /politicsobituaries/story/0,1441,563450,00.html (923 words)

	Bernie Grant, Militant Parliamentarian (1944-2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bernie Grant brought to parliament a long and distinguished campaigning record.
		Grant continued work as an MP despite undergoing a heart bypass operation and kidney failure in 1998.
		Mr Grant's English wife Sharon said: "In Bernie, we have lost a great fighter and a champion of justice for oppressed people." Members of his surviving family include his father Eric, brother Leyland, sisters Rosamund, Waveny and Effua, and his three sons by a former marriage, Steven, Alex and Jimmy.
	www.obv.org.uk /blackhistory/berniegrant.html (1163 words)

	Tottenham by-election, 2000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grant was one of the first four fl MPs and the constituency was one of the centres of the London Afro-Caribbean community.
		However, Grant's widow Sharon (who was white) declared her intention to seek selection and this split opinion within the local Labour Party.
		Both Sharon and Bernie Grant had been on the left-wing of the party whereas the leading fl contender for the nomination, David Lammy, was a supporter of Tony Blair.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tottenham_by-election,_2000 (203 words)

	100 Great Black Britons - Bernie Grant
		Though in life he was an outspoken maverick, in death, Bernie Grant was praised from the heights of the Establishment, from Cabinet ministers and Scotland Yard to political associates and fl community leaders, and Prime Minister Tony Blair described Grant as "an inspiration to Black British communities everywhere".
		A successful local politician, Grant served for a decade as local councillor in the London Borough of Haringey, of which he was elected Leader in 1985.
		Grant joined the Labour Party in 1975 and was elected as Member of Parliament for Tottenham in 1987.
	www.100greatblackbritons.com /bios/bernie_grant.html (554 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| Schools special reports \| Kwame Kwei-Armah: Is what Diane Abbott did really so bad?
		But instead of being greeted with the love and affection one would have expected, particularly from this crowd of "conscious fl folk", (conscious being the term used to describe one who has awaken from the slumber of political apathy) he was met by a barrage of boos and hisses.
		Bernie had just left his wife of 20 years or so and was now living with his secretary.
		Of course what I omitted to mention was that Bernie's wife was fl and the woman he had moved in with was white, a highly treasonable offence to the assembled crowd.
	education.guardian.co.uk /publicschools/story/0,12505,1077353,00.html (1235 words)

	SocietyGuardian.co.uk \| Society Guardian \| Stood up, stood down
		Grant, who was married to and worked alongside the late Labour MP Bernie Grant, is a longstanding campaigner for community empowerment.
		But Grant, who has seen three members of her commission board leave since its demise was announced, is braced for the loss particularly of people who have been attracted to the now-doomed forums for mental health and other specialist trusts.
		Grant argues that such a bald breakdown understates support for the frontline.
	society.guardian.co.uk /societyguardian/story/0,7843,1443340,00.html (1249 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Bernie Grant: A controversial figure
		Bernie Grant, who has died aged 56, was a controversial figure long before he became one of Britain's first fl MPs.
		The battle split Labour in the council, and Mr Grant emerged as leader in 1985.
		Bernie Grant almost trebled his majority in the 1992 General Election, and stood for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, backed by the far left Campaign group.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/706403.stm (751 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Labour MP Bernie Grant dies
		Mr Grant, who had been MP for Tottenham in north London since 1987, was particularly close to his constituents.
		Mrs Grant said: "Bernie touched the lives of so many people in a lifetime's work as both a national and local politician, and there will be great sadness today.
		Conservative Party chairman Michael Ancram said: "Bernie Grant brought a special style to politics and was a respected member of the House of Commons.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/706394.stm (556 words)

	Bernie Grant, Marxist who admired the Queen, dies aged 56
		BERNIE GRANT, the Labour MP for Tottenham, died yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 56.
		To the tabloid press Mr Grant, who infamously declared that the police "got a bloody good hiding" after Pc Keith Blakelock was hacked to death in the Broadwater Farm riots, he was Barmy Bernie, the Villain of Broadwater Farm.
		But it was Mr Grant's comments in the wake of the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots, while leader of Haringey council, that were destined to haunt him for the rest of his life.
	www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/04/09/nbern09.html (840 words)

	Dexter Daily Statesman: Story: Bernie okays equipment grant proposals
		BERNIE - The Bernie School Board approved application for the FV-4 Grant application Monday night during the monthly meeting.
		Bernie School Superintendent Arvilla Early said she felt the money would be available if grant approval came through, which would likely be this summer.
		Early said if the school did not have enough money to pay their part of the grant, they are not committed to the amount and have the option of passing on the purchase of the new equipment.
	www.dailystatesman.com /story/1062293.html (803 words)

	GLOBAL TRADE CENTRE - ABOUT BERNIE GRANT MP - GTC FOUNDER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		ABOUT US Bernie Grant M.P. Bernie Grant was born on 17th February 1944 in Georgetown, Guyana, to Eric and Lily Grant, both schoolteachers.
		Bernie joined the Tottenham Labour Party in 1973, and held numerous positions within the local party before being elected a councillor in 1978.
		Bernie Grant channelled the concerns of his community to the highest levels of Government, and was regarded as the authentic voice of Britain's ethnic minorities.
	www.globaltrade.co.uk /BERNIE_GRANT.htm (712 words)

	Rousing farewell for Bernie Grant
		THE funeral of MP Bernie Grant yesterday was as emotional as his years as outspoken trade union rebel and politician.
		Tony Blair, in a message from Belfast, said that he and Mr Grant "shared beliefs in anti-racism and beliefs that Britain is and should be a multi-cultural society." The prime minister added: "He decided the only way he could put things right was to work within the political system and fight for change.
		Mr Grant was buried in the traditional African dress he wore on his first day in the House of Commons in 1987.
	www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/04/19/nbern19.html (449 words)

	Observer \| The Tottenham hotspur
		Grant was part of the old school in more ways than one: a Guyanese immigrant, shop steward, council leader, a hard-left MP for 13 years, and a pioneer of minority representation in Parliament.
		Grant was a diehard Old Labour politician, markedly different to Lammy's born-again New Labour persona.
		'Bernie represented the old school, with a passion for issues that were at the heart of the fl community.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5107984-110648,00.html (3543 words)

	1996 Michael Grant Technology Award
		During this time, Bernie ensured that despite the transfer of responsibility for administration of NGV from the public to the private sector, the Federal Government would continue as the biggest single contributor.
		At the same time, Bernie encouraged members to support fundamental research by universities as a means to encourage the development of young engineers in our business and to ensure that fresh ideas are given a chance of development.
		Bernie has long been an advocate of successful projects to demonstrate Canadian NGV technology, such as the NGV transit bus program, the Markham recycling truck and the clean cities program currently being developed with the Department of Energy.
	www3.sympatico.ca /nick.white/information/bernie.html (506 words)

	The Chronicle - The first Black Parliamentarians
		Grant had served for a decade of service as local councillor in the London Borough of Haringey, of which he was elected Leader in 1985.
		Bernie Grant brought to parliament a long and distinguished record as a leading campaigner against injustice and racism.
		Grant was a member of the National Executive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain, with a longstanding concern about the situation in Southern Africa.
	www.thechronicle.demon.co.uk /archive/biog.htm (1004 words)

	Being directed by Ishmael Bernal - SATURDAY SPECIAL (July 15, 2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bernie had just come back from a Colombo scholarship to study film in India and was raring to go.
		Bernie thought so, too--but so are all tyros when they first face those bright kleig lights and they are being scrutinized by those all-seeing cameras.
		Bernie's temperamental rages died down as soon as matters were quickly attended to.
	www.inq7.net /saturday/jul2000wk3/spc_7.htm (1737 words)

	Bernie Mack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bernie Faloney 1: '''Bernie Faloney''', born 1932 — died June 14, 1 3: B.J. "Bernie " Faloney was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, 5: 6.
		Bernie Parent 1: hed Bernie Parent on some fundamental points that Bernie had been missing in his game.
		Bernie Kopell 1: '''Bernie Kopell''' (born June 21, 1933) is a televisio 5: Category:1933 births...
	www.elusiveeye.com /side39450-bernie-mack.html (555 words)

	London by-election records Labour's second largest fall in votes
		The by-election was caused by the death of Labour MP Bernie Grant from a heart attack in April.
		Guyanese-born Grant established his reputation as one of Labour leading lefts in 1985 when he blamed heavy-handed policing and the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher for provoking the outbreak of violent disturbances by youth on the Broadwater Farm housing estate.
		Grant's successor is barrister David Lammy, who at 27 is now the youngest MP in Westminster.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/jun2000/tott-j27.shtml (482 words)

	Muswell Hill People: Bernie Grant, MP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Muswell Hill People: Bernie Grant, MP is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Tottenham in North London, England.
		Bernie Grant's political career has brought him into conflict with the British establishment, and he has met with the full force of the racism of the British press and media, particularly following his defence of young people who rioted against police harassment in his inner city constituency in 1985.
		Bernie Grant of Harcourt Road, Muswell Hill, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Pace University, New York, in May 1993, in recognition of his work in striving for justice and equal rights.
	www.muswell-hill.com /muswell/people/berniegrant.htm (451 words)

	Bernie Jokiel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bernie Jokiel's work has gained the enthusiastic support of his Superintendent and has involved partners from the surrounding community.
		Bernie Jokiel's involvement with the Fermilab Education Office and its Prairie Experience Instructional Units has affected the entire West Aurora school district.
		Money from the grant will also support the staff development of the 7th and 8th grade teachers by paying their registration fees for the Particles and Prairies Teacher Workshop, and it will pay for three additional computers for Washington Middle School.
	www-ed.fnal.gov /success/succs_jokiel.html (434 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Respects paid to Bernie Grant
		After being flooded with sympathy letters and phone calls, Mr Grant's family decided to share their mourning with the rest of the community by laying the body in a local sports centre.
		Mr Grant's sister Efua Nortey, who flew in from Ghana to join the family said: "He was such an incredible person in terms of what he did within the family as well as politically.
		Mr Grant's office said the whole community was welcome at Tuesday's funeral and there will be tributes interspersed with music.
	news.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net /1/low/uk/715677.stm (385 words)

	Son of Guyanese woman named UK minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He succeeded another prominent Guyanese, Bernie Grant in that seat on his death.
		But he and Bernie are very, very different political animals.
		Bernie the rabble rouser who refused to compromise, Old Labour.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news02/ns206012.htm (420 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| Special Reports \| Leader: Parthenon echoes
		First the British Museum refused to return its looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria because the campaign, which the late Bernie Grant launched in 1997, did not have the official support of the Nigerian government.
		Until Bernie Grant began his campaign, few people would have known they were there.
		Worse still, in its present financial crisis, the museum is pursuing a rota of selective closures of "between 20 and 30 galleries" so that even if the people are now expecting to see them, frequently they will not be able to.
	education.guardian.co.uk /museums/story/0,11727,675380,00.html (330 words)

	Grant, Bernie -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Grant, Ulysses S. From humble beginnings, Ulysses S. Grant rose to command all the Federal armies in the Civil War and lead them to victory.
		The nation's new prosperity in the so-called Gilded Age made the pursuit of luxuries and lavish displays of wealth acceptable, and she spent accordingly on official entertaining, furnishings for the...
		Includes talks by co director of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge Grant, William Ayers, executive director of the Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, Anne Hallett and, president of the Center for Education Reform, Jeanne Allen.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9399777?tocId=9399777 (879 words)

	IRONWORKS
		When when "Grant" sang, Bernie knew from the first 2 notes he was the one.
		Bernie's new project now is getting his new band "IRONWORKS", in the spotlight, they are a classic rock party band, with great, I mean great vocals, drums, guitar, bass, unbelievable, you will have to hear them to believe how good they are.
		Bernie is greatly influenced by the guitar sound of Ritchie Blackmore which is very evident in Bernie's guitar Playing.
	www.webspawner.com /users/starbrst (711 words)

	Bernie Grant's vision realised as new centre gets the go-ahead: Haringey Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Former Tottenham MP Bernie Grant's vision of a major fl-led centre of excellence for the arts in Tottenham has won the backing to become reality.
		The centre will be a fitting legacy for Bernie Grant and an important part of the rejuvenation and regeneration of Tottenham.
		Added Sharon Grant, Bernie's widow and driving force behind the project: "This is wonderful news.
	www.haringey.gov.uk /berniegrant.htm (442 words)

	BBC Press Office - BBC London - Technicians course
		BBC London and the Bernie Grant Centre have joined together to create a technical course aimed at those who want to work in tv, radio and online.
		The idea for the course came from a press conference attended by the late Bernie Grant MP who observed that whilst broadcasters had all sent their fl journalists to the press conference, all of the crew were white - pointing out the lack of diversity in the broadcast technical sphere.
		Sharon Grant, widow of the late MP, and Chair of the Bernie Grant Centre project, says: "The BBC is to be congratulated.
	www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/02_february/04/technicianscourse.shtml (382 words)

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