Novelist Laura Fish (Strange Music ), and poets Dorothea Smartt (Reader, I Married Him and Other Queer Goings On ) and Kadija Sesay (Irki ) are renowned for their literary inventiveness, their activism, and the new perspectives they create in writing that centralises black women’s lives.
Kensington and Chelsea
Saturday 18 April 2026 – ongoing through 2026
The Music Is Black: A British Story is a major cultural exhibition opening at V&A East Museum, offering…
Camden
Saturday 26 September to Saturday 12 December 2026
Seeing the Potential, an exhibition by artist Matthew Small, explores the importance of looking beyond appearances and present…
Richmond upon Thames
Thursday 1st October 2026 to Sunday 28th February 2027
This major exhibition brings the work of Jamaican-born, West London-based sculptor Ronald Moody back to the city where…
Redbridge
Sunday 11th October to Monday 9th November 2026
Award-winning Caribbean artist Venetta Nicole explores identity, belonging, memory and resilience through a vibrant visual language of colour,…
Brent
Monday 12th October 2026 – Sunday 3rd January 2027
Celebrating 20 years since Disney’s High School Musical became a global phenomenon, the Wildcats arrive in London this…
Tower Hamlets
Saturday 17th October 2026 to Saturday 20th February 2027
Discover the lives of Black people living in historic Limehouse through parish records documenting baptisms, burials, migration, employment,…
Camden
Friday 6 November 2026
Prepare for an evening of big laughs and great company as acclaimed host Mr Cee brings together some…
Kensington and Chelsea
Saturday 14 November – Saturday 19 December 2026
The Afronauts is a bold and imaginative play by Ryan Calais Cameron, inspired by the little-known story of…