Obituaries

2SXGA55 Roberta Flack at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. October 1981 Credit: Walter McBride/MediaPunch

Remembering Roberta Flack (1937–2025)

The world has lost one of its greatest musical voices, Roberta Flack, who passed away on February 24,…


Acclaimed author George Lamming (L) with his first Caribbean publisher Lasana M. Sekou at a bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida, 1993. (Photo © House of Nehesi Publishers)

George Lamming (1927 – 2022) … Tribute

When we lose one of our greatest writers, we are thrown into mourning but when a publisher loses…


Malaika Rose Stanley drew on her own experiences of motherhood in her books for children

Malaika Rose Stanley

My friend Malaika Rose Stanley, who has died of cancer aged 65, was a pioneering children’s author, educator…


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Black History Month

2026 LISTINGS

Portsmouth Thursday 19 February 2026

Bash Amuneni: Spoken Word Masterclass

In a special commission for Portsmouth BookFest 2026, the celebrated Nigerian performance poet Bash Amuneni hosts an intimate…

Lambeth Friday 20 February 2026

ZooNation: Hip-Hop Half Term

Celebrate the vibrancy of Black dance culture with ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company at the Southbank Centre. As…