The amazing Sandra Shakespeare and Black Cultural Archives colleagues today: reconnections, respect, & recognising what archives are/do/can be. BCA Museum Detox The Mixed Museum The Black British Museum Project Thank-you!

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Happy #SealeyChallenge! Today's recommendation is by Aphra Le Levier-Bennett who suggests you read Roger Robinson (Roger Robinson) and Johnny Pitts' (Johny Pitts) Home is Not a Place (William Collins Books).

Search begins for new writers of colour as 4thWrite prize opens for entries theguardian.com/books/article/…

ANNOUNCEMENT: we’re delighted to have renowned author/academic Jackie Kay deliver the inaugural Sociological Review Foundation Public Lecture. ❇️ 10 September 6:30pm ❇️ An in-person event @ The Lowry Salford ❇️ Part of #UndiscipliningII ❇️ Tickets £10 buff.ly/3yGZl0M

You have one week to register for the Educating Susan conference organised by Deepa Anappara & Farhana Shaikh 🍉 and attend a Wasafiri-hosted panel on ‘The Future of Literary Magazines’ featuring Bad Form, TL/TH, & Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal Find out more: wasafiri.org/news-and-event…

Women should feel safe at work. Women should feel safe walking alone in public. Women should feel safe at home. Women should feel safe online. Women should feel safe in public transportation. Women should feel safe EVERYWHERE.

Poetic form imposes structure, challenging the poet to innovate within constraints. Rhyme, meter, and stanza shape the expression, leading to discoveries in rhythm and sound that free verse may overlook. rogerrobinson6.gumroad.com/l/kxevek #form #twentywaystobeabetterpoet #workashops #poetry

TonyBirch&Dorothea Smartt. Sparkling Koori&Bajan heritages in poetry&stories of radical love! Thank-you RSL/RSA for supporting BLAK to Black & an audience open to connecting. Chaired by Deirdre, remembering Destiny Deacon. RoslynOxley9 Gallery Royal Society of Literature The RSA Goldsmiths, University of London

The (not always) Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole through HIStory....but she remains undeterred in HERstory.

Day 1 Belgrade Theatre . Let's get it!

Opening this Fri, our latest exhibition, 'African Deeds,' unveils a story of family, heritage, and resilience. It chronicles a remarkable pre-Windrush migration collection, celebrating the resilience and achievements of the Brem-Wilson family.

🙌 Our "Reconciliation: Practices for Healing in the Archives" event at BCA was incredible! This event marks a significant step in our ongoing efforts to address sensitive historical materials with care and to amplify overlooked narratives. #CulturalHeritage

The GPI wishes you a great Carnival weekend. Pictured is a photo taken by our trustee Roxy Harris of GPI co-founders John La Rose and Sarah White with the Peoples War Carnival Band wearing shirts designed by Keith La Rose that read ‘FREE SOUTH AFRICA!’

My new Pelican book will be out in paperback in March 2025 and it looks beautiful Pelican Books Penguin Books UK #race #racism #WhiteSupremacy

Tony Birch, Fitzroy BLAK author captivates Edinburgh Festival audience. Women and Children,a towering tale of love &families. Sister to his poetry collection Whisper Songs - try to get either in UK..Heidi Safia Mirza Goldsmiths, University of London Prof Anita Heiss AM Edinburgh International Book Festival Kadija George Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓

credit Rob MacDougall Edinburgh International Book Festival. Immense thanks.Edinburgh International Book Festival

Congratulations again to Irenosen Okojie on the successful launch of Curandera (Dialogue Publishing) last night with Renaissance One Writers & Events! 🎉👏 Such a wonderful evening to celebrate!

As Black-centred programmes at Chichester,Winchester,BirminghamCity&Goldsmiths are removed from the university (all within a year), this event will enable timely discussions of protest &next steps. Kehinde Andrews Words of Colour Kadija George Kurt Barling Gary Younge Lara Pawson

SHF💙 for Prof. Robin D.G. Kelley's lecture 'Catastrophe and Emergence' 5/9/24 So resonant as UK loses Black cultural university courses & knowledge they circulate in diasporic histories, social/environmental justice, Black Studies &BlackBrit Lit. The Stuart Hall Foundation Kehinde Andrews