Colin Prescod (born 1944)[1] is a British sociologist and cultural activist, originally from Trinidad, who in a career spanning five decades has worked as an academic, documentary filmmaker, theatre maker, and BBC Television commissioning editor, as well as being involved with many cultural and community projects.
[3] He was associated at its founding with The Black Liberator (1973–1978), a theoretical and discussion journal for Black liberation, started by Alrick Xavier (Ricky) Cambridge,[5] and in the mid-1970s Prescod became connected with the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) and its journal Race & Class.
[6] In 1982, he directed Struggles for Black Community, a four-part series of films commissioned and broadcast by Channel Four.
Starting work there as a producer, he became a commissioning editor and then from 1990 to 1992 was head of the African Caribbean Unit.
He encouraged the production of documentaries, magazine programmes and talk shows,[3] and charted the experiences of black migrants to Britain.