Pearl Alcock, the ‘Black bisexual shebeen queen of Brixton’ moved to the UK from Kingston, Jamaica as part of the Windrush Generation. After saving up money working as a maid, she opened a bridal shop on Railton Road, Brixton, the basement of which soon became a ‘shebeen’, an unlicensed bar that acted as a refuge … Continue reading Floating Mermaids, Pearl Alcock – Participant Interpretation