This is terrifying. And the university 'leadership' has told us not to go outside or we face disciplinary action.

Jesus, I am scared

This. The full book jacket for Black Arsenal: Club Culture, Identity, Published by W&N 29 August 2024. Arsenal Ian Wright Paul Davis Kevin Campbell
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NEW: England's quarterly homelessness stats are out - more bleak reading.

There are 145,800 homeless children living in temporary accommodation - the highest ever recorded and up 15% on last year

There are 112,660 homeless households - up 12% in a year and the highest on record

So I never unsubscribed from Mostly Lit as I lived in hope that they would return.
So now I’m putting it out into the universe that I can become a millionaire, Arsenal wins the Prem.
Welcome back Deric Dondarrion Ra’ifah and Alex. #bktwt

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This is what happens when you put the nutritional wellness of children into the hands of private catering companies run to make profits.

Half of Britain’s schools have their meals provided by their local authority, a large percentage use one of six big catering companies.

Good people on Twitter - can you shre this info?

Right to Remain is a micro org - we have no money for fancy digital campaigner or whatever. Our comms is literally our staff members occasionally tweeting.

But we are working with real people whose voices we hear every day.

500 years of music: exhibition challenges when Black British music began
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Vulnerable teenagers abandoned in hotels by councils in England. One 16 yr old now on anti-depressants after 6 months in a travelodge “full of older men who fight all the time” & living on pot noodles. Experts say they’re being “served up” to criminals. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Single biggest reason is the commodification of children in care, which leads to profiteering by private companies running children’s homes and foster care agencies.

The care system in 2024: Vulnerable teenagers dumped and abandoned in hotels by councils in England. Heartbreaking report by ⁦Anna Fazackerley⁩ ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

#JohnBlanke & #TheJohnBlankeProject shrine at British Library #BeyondTheBassLine Exhibition
for more go here johnblanke.com/blog1/john-bla…

Very glad to see this intervention - brilliant work Richie Brave 🇬🇾🇬🇾 👊🏿- the Booker Brothers worked for the Lancaster based plantation & slave-owning families - the Bonds and the Rawlinson’s - & you can find out a bit more about this history in a post here - imogentyler.uk/2023/03/15/bla…

Special thanks to Ella Creamer from the Guardian for picking up the story below regarding the Booker prize, the enslavement of my family by the Booker brothers & the importance of language. It means a lot to say the things that they weren't able to ❤️:

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Honoured to be invited to the Beyond the Bassline launch event yesterday! A historic exhibition (1st of its kind in the 🌎) beautifully showcasing 500 years of Black British Music. Co-curated by my girl Dr Dr Aleema Gray, & Prof Dr Mykaell Riley ✨️🎶🎧

'Black music arriving after WW2 is a lie'

The first major exhibition documenting 500 years of Black music in Britain opens at the British Library and aims to challenge the timeline on when the Black presence in British music history began.

Ayshah Tull spoke to pioneers of Black

📸 Behind the Lens: A photography discussion and Q&A.

Join us at Hackney Museum and hear from the groundbreaking women who have recorded Hackney's communities across 50 decades.

Thursday 16 May 2024
6 - 7:30 pm
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#photographytalk

🔥🧵 My NewNationwideProject co-host nailed it with highlights from last night's Beyond the Bassline Exhibition opening! Check out some awesome people who attended and event highlights 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
#BeyondTheBassline #ExhibitionOpening #MusicHistory #BlackBritishMusic 🎶👏🏾

🎶 Beyond the Bassline is officially open British Library!
📸 NewNationwideProject co-host Julia Thee Junglist Historian working that 🟥 carpet!
🥳 Exhibition was curated by Dr Aleema Gray & Dr Mykaell Riley.
🗓 On until 26 August 2024.
💿 #BlackMusic #MusicBusiness #BlackBritishMusic
📍 London, UK.