Meet Ray Campbell. At 68 years young, Ray’s life story reads like a globe-trotting adventure novel, set to a soundtrack that spans from Charlie Parker to Bob Marley. As the son of a U.S. Air Force airman and a Liverpudlian mother, Ray’s journey is a vibrant tapestry of Cold War mobility, cultural fusion, and a whole lot of soul. A Love That Defied Borders It all started in the early 1950s at The Grafton, a legendary Liverpool nightclub with a famous sprung dance floor. Ray’s

A round up of our initial research in Norfolk.

A round up of our initial research in Cambridgeshire.

A round up of our initial research in Suffolk.

A round up of our initial research in Essex.

Background to the researchers and their research on Black USAF.

Tamiks is a child born to a white British single mother and an African-American father. From a young age, she battled with her race.

Nate James (right) with his family - his dad is a former US airman who served in Suffolk. Press Release Embargoed: 18 March 2026 Download images here A new collection of powerful audio stories examining the cultural impact of Black American United States Air Force (USAF) personnel in East Anglia has launched on www.blackusaf.org . Since launching last June, the pioneering cultural heritage project, Black USAF: Cultural Connections in Cold War East Anglia , has been capturin

Haywood Magee / 'The Yanks* in England, 1952' /Getty Images. The photo was taken on RAF Lakenheath. Well, here we are in February with Valentine cards and Easter eggs on supermarket shelves! Since our last project update (about the large collection of free high quality images given to Black USAF by Getty Images), we've been focusing heavily on finishing our interviews with the public. Our final interview is now in the bag, and our researchers Eleanor and Isobel are in the f