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.
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Windrush Food Culture Exhibition
Explore the powerful story of Caribbean food and its lasting impact on Britain in Windrush Food Culture, a…
The Music Is Black: A British Story – Exhibition
The Music Is Black: A British Story is a major cultural exhibition opening at V&A East Museum, offering…
The Brent Reggae Album Covers Exhibition 2026
BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com /Black Music Congress) presents in association with BTWSC/African Histories Revisited and Brent Museum and Archives: The…
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica is a major international exhibition exploring the cultural,…
The Terror and the Time + Caribbean Honeymoon No. 2 + Panel Discussion
Part of the Barbican’s acclaimed Project a Black Planet film season, The Terror and the Time + Caribbean…
Senior Community Cinema: Hyenas
As part of the Barbican’s acclaimed Project a Black Planet film season, Senior Community Cinema: Hyenas offers audiences…
The Blackbyrds Live at Ronnie Scott’s
Legendary jazz-funk pioneers The Blackbyrds return to London’s world-famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club for two nights celebrating more…
Dread Beat an’ Blood: A Recital by Linton Kwesi Johnson
One of Britain’s most influential poets returns to the stage as Linton Kwesi Johnson presents a special live…