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Forever Family are a black community organisation based in London. They attracted significant press interest during the Afrikan Emancipation Day Reparations March on 1 August 2020, marking the abolition of Slavery in the British Empire in 1833.

Forever Family was incorporated as a company on June 20, 2020 by Khari McKenzie, a rapper who performs under the stage name Raspect. The Times reported that McKenzie "became politically active in 2011 after the shooting of Mark Duggan by police." McKenzie has also been a member of the group G.A.N.G., who respond to gang violence by visiting the site of violent incidents while wearing stab vests and encouraging residents to "reclaim the streets" using loudhailers. Companies House data also lists Rachelle Emanuel as secretary of the Forever Family company.

Wearing stab vests and carrying black flags, the group's aesthetic has been compared to that of the Black Panthers. Freedomnews described the group as an "organised community defence force". Some right wing political figures, such as Nigel Farage, and news outlets described them as a 'paramilitary' force, though the group was not armed and the protest passed off peacefully. The Times reported that "the use of stab vests originated from a movement to reassure communities afflicted by gang violence".

Promotional material for the group described Forever Family as a 'black owned business' and a 'Grass-roots organisation' which "aims to centralise community groups in a bid to support like-minded organisations", according to UpNewsInfo. FreedomNews criticised the portrayal of Forever Family by the media as "totally missing the point of the group".

Forever Family has a website which currently contains little information about the group beyond their social media accounts, which are currently locked for interaction.