Full Circle: The Road to Redemption By Shawn Cole
2020 has been a year when the recent deaths of many Black people in America at the hands…
Books
Windrush and the Black Pentecostal Church in Britain
He paints a vivid picture of the country they came to, explains how they lived, the problems they…
Racism in Secondary Schools
Runnymede publishes Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools by Dr Remi Joseph-Salisbury of the University of Manchester….
Ibironke John – Happy Memories of being privately fostered
I qualified as a Social Worker from Durham University in 1995. I have had the privilege of working…
Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Becoming”
Her recent visit to London attracted unprecedented crowds of thousands as the most anticipated book of the year…
Black British Female Authors you should read
While a great novel is a great novel regardless of race or gender, BHM 365 wants to call…
BLACK LIVES: W.E.B. DU BOIS AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION 1900.
When first seeing the words Black Lives what do you instantly think of? Would, it be the #Black…
Muli Amaye
When I was younger, I was led to believe that as a person of colour, everything I did…
“New Daughters of Africa” by Margaret Busby – A review by John Stevenson
These are the words of Maria W Stewart (1803-1880), the first African-American woman to give public lectures. Remarkably…
20 Most Influential Black History Books
History in its broadest sense contains all knowledge not acquired in the present. Therefore, all the subjects studied…
Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the Great War by Stephen Bourne
In Black Poppies the accounts of black servicemen fighting for their ‘Mother Country’ are charted from the outbreak…
Ishiguro appeals for more diversity in literature
Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 this October and delivered his Nobel Lecture on Thursday…
Alpha Boys’ School: Cradle of Jamaican Music
Behind Jamaica’s global musical reverberation lies the unlikely story of a boarding school run by Roman Catholic nuns,…
God’s Other Children: a London Memoir by Vernal Scott
Black LGBTQ people have long been an integral part of black history. A crucial part of their more…
Dancing Words Poetry Films
The films were created for Dancing with Words. Malika’s poem Sweet Liquor is taken from her Booker prize winning…
Much More Than A Game: Colin Babb’s They Gave the Crowd Plenty Fun
In his revised and updated book, They Gave the Crowd Plenty Fun: West Indian Cricket and its Relationship…
Call for Submissions: Filigree
Deadline: Sat 30 Apr 2016 Internationally renowned and award-winning poet Nii Ayikwei Parkes is editing a new collection…
Closure: The First Anthology of Black British stories in 15 years
As the first anthology of its kind in 15 years, Closure: Contemporary Black British Short Stories, edited by…
True Experiences: The Sins That Brought Me to My Knees
Black History Month getting together with Author Raymond A Francis to discuss his book and what inspired him…
