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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★★★★★ ‘The finest new play about a pivotal moment in civil rights history’ The Telegraph Following its…
Bold, Black & Brilliant: Caribbean Afternoon Tea Social
Celebrate Black womanhood at a Caribbean-inspired tea! Connect, sip and make new friends in a joyful uplifting afternoon…
Celebrate UK Black history-create art through conversation with Alvin Kofi
Discover historical icons Dr Harold Moody and Una Marson through art. Draw alongside Alvin Kofi Sky Arts finalist…
Education – The Black British Experience (Then & Now)
Join us for an event that will delve into the historical and contemporary challenges faced by Black British…
Secrets of Soho, Black History Walk
This special walk delves into an amazing depth of African/Caribbean history between Soho Square and Russell Square. …
City Of London: Slave Trade Money Trail Tour
Find out how London keeps its memory of the glorification of stolen African lives that capitalised the “streets…
African and Caribbean folktales with Wendy Shearer
Join professional storyteller Wendy Shearer for fun-filled tales from her collection of African and Caribbean folktales, myths and…
Hair Loss and Cancer Treatment
C & Hair (www.caringforhair.org/cancer-and-hair) are holding a joint event with NHS South East London ICB in Peckham Library, 122,…