| 1990 | Greets Nelson Mandela on day of his release in South Africa
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| Addresses National Rainbow Coalition Conference, Atlanta Georgia, USA | |
| Opposes war in Iraq, and mounts peace mission to Baghdad
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| Elected Chair of Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MP’s | |
| Founds Standing Conference on Race Equality In Europe
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| Addresses first conference on Reparations for Africa, Lagos Nigeria | |
| 1991 | Founded African University Project (AUP)
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| Campaigns against oppressive immigration rules | |
| Diplomatic Fact finding visit to Libya
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| 1992 | Lecture tour of US Universities
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| Re-elected in General Election, doubling his majority
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| Campaigns against effect of European trade regulations on developing countries, in UK, Berlin and Caribbean
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| Attends Organization of African Unity (OAU) Summit in Senegal | |
| 1993 | Visits South Africa with UK Black Business delegation to encourage international trade between black businesses. Later founds the Global Trade Centre (GTC) in 1995. |
Addresses OAU Conference on Reparations in Abuja, Nigeria and launches African Reparations Movement UK (ARM)
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| Heads the campaign for justice after the death of Jamaican deportee Joy Gardner
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| Sponsors Black Construction Professionals Organisation
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| Hosts first UK Conference on Reparations for Africa followed by a national speaking tour on reparations
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| Protests the death of Stephen Lawrence
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| Awarded Honorary Doctorate by PACE University, New York USA
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| Campaigns for financial support for UK residents wishing to return to their country of birth. | |
| Founded Caribbean Links (UK)
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| 1994 | Addresses 7th Pan African Congress, Kampala, Uganda |
| Special Guest at the Inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa
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| Pickets British Museum for the return of African Artifacts to Africa
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| Launches bid for a dedicated venue for Black Arts and Culture in UK, the ‘International Centre for Performing Arts’ [to be later named the Bernie Grant Centre].
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| Leads campaign against discriminatory stop and search practices by Police
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| Speaks at Dublin Peace Rally | |
| Hosts visit of Rev Jesse Jackson to UK
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| 1995 | Speaks at first UK African Remembrance Day in Dover |
| Campaigns against restrictions on Caribbean banana imports | |
| Protests against the exclusion of West Indian Veterans from VE day Commemorations
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| Speech on Capitol Hill Washington opposing reductions in overseas aid | |
| Renews campaign against deaths in custody after acquittal of officers in the case of Joy Gardner
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| Launches Refugee Crisis Fund to support destitute asylum seekers
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| 1996 | Protests against failings of education system in inner cities |
| Proposes legislation to regulate immigration advisors
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| Works to bring consensus on re-unification in Cyprus | |
| 1997 | Re-elected to Parliament with an increased majority |
| Writes to Prime Minister urging a systematic initiative to address race relations under the new Labour Government | |
| Appointed to the Select Committee on International development | |
| Intervenes in the crisis in Montserrat after it is devastated by volcanic eruption
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| Campaigns for fairness in trade and aid for the developing world | |
| 1998 | Opens Computer Training Centre, named after him, in Welkom, Free State, South Africa
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| Undergoes major heart surgery, and suffers renal failure
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| 1999 | Appointed to the Home Secretary’s Race Relations Forum |
| Addresses Parliament on the publication of the Stephen Lawrence Enquiry
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| Brokers meeting between Jamaican and UK Prime Minister to discuss trade relations between the Caribbean and Europe | |
| Campaigns for the rights of dialysis patients |
