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London, UK - March 18th 2022: Demonstrators hold placards, give speeches and occupy the road outside Stoke Newington Police station in protest at the strip search of black school girl Child Q

Child Q and that dirty word ‘black’

Do the same old social, financial, political, criminal issues arise whenever that dirty word ‘black’ is in the…


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…


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Black History Month

2026 LISTINGS

Hastings Wednesday 18 November 2026

Alim Kamara African Stories

British-Sierra Leonean rapper and storyteller Alim Kamara brings African history, heritage and identity to life through storytelling, music…

Aberystwyth Thursday 26th November 2026

Sinfonia Cymru and Sidiki Dembélé: Yiriba

Sinfonia Cymru joins celebrated Ivorian drummer and multi-instrumentalist Sidiki Dembélé and members of his ensemble Percussion d’Abobo for…

Brighton and Hove Thursday 17 December 2026

The Feminist Book Club

Join The Feminist Book Club at Afrori Books for a welcoming monthly discussion celebrating Black literature, feminist thought…