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Friday briefing: Is Black British history finally being remembered?

In today’s newsletter: Black History Month was first celebrated in the UK in 1987 – but the learning of moments in Britain’s own civil rights struggle has been a long time coming

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025

Chris Steele-Perkins’ photos connected us with the humans behind the headlines

The Magnum photojournalist captured the Troubles, teddy boys and Thatcher, but it was one shot of a 1970s Wolverhampton dancehall that resonated loudly with me

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025

Five things you didn’t know about Black British cultural history

From northern soul to rugby league beef, here’s what I learned while writing We Were There

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025

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London church unveils artwork to commemorate African-born abolitionist

Che Lovelace paintings in St James’s church are first permanent art commission to honour Quobna Ottobah Cugoano

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Stormzy review, This is What I Mean: Ambitious alchemy and inner peace take centre stage

Although much of the music is keyboard-based (with Dion Wardle delivering a relaxed elegance), the romance is heightened by unabashed swells of cello, flute, trumpet and a fantastic gospel choir

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022

My Black skin got me sacked from British TV. That’s why I spend my life fighting racism

It was a struggle for Black Britons to make headway 50 years ago, and it still is now – but it is important to fight on, says anti-racism activist and former broadcaster Barbara Blake-Hannah

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

Turner Prize 2022 review: It’s youth versus experience as the Turner gets back on track

In what is far from the worst of Turner exhibitions – but also not one of the best – Mark Hudson backs the hard-won wisdom of veteran Black-British artist Ingrid Pollard for the £25,000 prize

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

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'New Prime Minister Liz Truss is raring to make life worse for Black Britain'

We should be worried, says Darren Lewis, with a new PM who's promising to take a harder line on immigration, and threatening to stoke up culture wars

Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022

'Most Black people in Britain never saw Boris Johnson as their Prime Minister'

Darren Lewis says the collective hearts of Black Britain sank when Boris Johnson - so demonstrably unfit for any office - was elected to the highest in UK politics

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022

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