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

Liverpool Thursday 26 February – Sunday 01 March 20

Liverpool International Jazz Festival

The Liverpool International Jazz Festival returns to The Capstone Theatre, bringing cutting-edge jazz from around the world to…

Newcastle Upon Tyne Friday 27 February – Saturday 7 March 2026

Noughts & Crosses

Based on Malorie Blackman’s groundbreaking young adult novel, this gripping stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz returns to the…

Greenwich Saturday 28 February 2026

The Drifters

The legendary group The Drifters returns to the capital for a spectacular one-night-only performance at indigo at The…

Leeds Wednesday 11 March – Saturday 28 March 2026

Small Island

 Following its massive success at the National Theatre, this epic adaptation of Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel arrives…

Leeds Wednesday 11 – Saturday 28 March 2026

Small Island

Andrea Levy’s Small Island comes to the stage in a powerful new adaptation by Helen Edmundson, directed by…