Lionel Morrison devoted much of his time in later years to the training of journalists from black and Asian communities in preparation for jobs in mainstream newspapers and broadcasting.
He encouraged a one-year course for people from ethnic minorities at the Polytechnic of Central London (now the University of Westminster) from 1984, and, from 1992, a course at Vauxhall College, south London. By that point he had retired from the Commission for Racial Equality and was one of the teachers. He was a charismatic trainer and the students were determined to succeed.
In 1998 both Lionel and I left what was now Lambeth College. We worked on an international website funded by the European Union for journalists covering stories about ethnic minorities, and on projects to encourage fair reporting of minorities in the EU.
