BREAKING: UCL and King's College London King's College London students have set up their encampment calling for the end of Israel's #genocide in #Gaza and demanding our universities to divest from Israeli institutions and war machine. #CeasefireNOW

A candlelight vigil in memory of Daniel Anjorin is set to take place at Hainault Underground Station on Sunday 5 May from 10 am.
#HainaultAttack

For the last 3 years I've held an online memorial of 9 mins 29 secs silence on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder (May 25) for people to think about systemic racism in society.
It was highly personal & I did it because it met a need - wud people like me to do it this year?

Two British Nigerian sisters are bidding to be the 'Next Big Thing' by getting their Nigerian sweet treats stocked in Aldi.

They'll be appearing on Channel 4 tomorrow showcasing their puff puff business. 📍🙌🏿

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‘Twas wonderful to join fellow Women's Prize for Non-fiction judge Suzannah Lipscomb, arts consultant Brenda Emmanus & The One & Only Women’s Prize founder & Dir Kate Mosse at the Women’s Prize Fiction Party this week.

Thanks Audible UK 🎧 & Baileys for sponsoring!

The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist was announced this morning! 🥳 To mark the announcement, we’ve created a display in the bookshop, highlighting both the fiction and non-fiction shortlists. Congratulations to all nominated authors and their publishers. 📚 Women's Prize

Today marks the start of Black Maternal Health Awareness Week.

Black mothers remain 4x more likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum.

This week is a reminder that action is needed to address the inequalities Black women face at every stage of the birthing journey.

Applications for this year's mentorship are now open!!

I'm so sorry but my mum and dad are in Sicily and today they climbed Mount Etna and sent this picture and they're so cute I- 😭

Are you a member of academic teaching staff at a university where arts/culture courses are being cut? Would like to hear from you. Drop me an email summarising what's being cut, impact & a contact number & will try to get back to you. Drop me a line at: [email protected]
thx

Thank you BBC Woman's Hour anita rani for giving space to Susan Wokoma to talk about the atrocious abuse directed to Francesca Amewudah-Rivers

Thank you Susan for highlighting the exhaustion, the time & the labour racism - #misogynoir - imposes on Black women.

The Jamie Lloyd Co

White women: feminism means Black women too!

World View from Prof. Professor Nicola Rollock

I've been getting quite a few requests lately from people wishing to 'pick my brain'.

Please see below and if you are still interested send me a DM and we can talk.

Many thanks, cost of living crisis and all that! 😉🙏🏿

This.

It’s always been a mystery why British people living abroad are ‘ex pats’ & everyone else is an immigrant.

Have you booked your tickets for the 2024 Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture ??- 'History Matters: Affirming the History of Africa and the African Diaspora' with Professor Hakim Adi Hakim Adi. Thu, April 11th: bit.ly/3IMfUKj

🌈✨ Exciting news! As a proud Black lesbian woman, I am thrilled to share that UK Black Pride has joined forces with DIVA Magazine for Lesbian Visibility Week! It's a moment of celebration and acknowledgment for Black lesbians who are not just surviving, but thriving in their…

Happy Thursday!

This long weekend we plan on doing nothing except reading the 6 inspiring books that make up the #WomensPrize for #NonFiction shortlist!

Why not support independent bookshops on Bookshop.org to get them or head to your local library!

Enjoy!!

Prof Hakim Adi joins the ranks of our recent distinguished Memorial lecturers Kehinde Andrews Gary Younge Dan Hicks Afua Hirsch Jeremy Corbyn Professor Nicola Rollock