A mass grave

Crime after crime after crime.
Enabled today by the United States Congress.
Paid for by the U.S. taxpayer.

The UK national media have performed spectacularly over Gaza. They’ve kept the public in the dark about every aspect of UK military support for Israel for over 6 months. An amazing service to the state, performing their assigned tasks with no coercion. Impressive and revealing.

Windrush scandal: returning to the UK after a forty year wait youtu.be/aisgJAwFsz4?si… via YouTube

Latest event in Hackney on Thursday 25th April: Illustrated talk about the fight for racial equality in Hackney, the links to Notting Hill and African American literacy. On May 17th, a blue plaque honouring James Baldwin wil be unveiled at Hackney CVS Black History Walks #BHM

Marverine Cole (@TVMarv) Marcus Ryder Rochelle Rowe Dr Samantha Ege Elaine Baldry Bonnie Greer Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff Emma Dabiri BLKOUT_UK Pam Rostron Matthew Sweet Dr Caroline Bressey BlackHistoryStudies Black History Walks The New Black Film Collective Black History Heroes The Black Curriculum BlackBritishHistory #adelaidehall #evelyndove

Io Capitan blackhistorywalks.co.uk/?post_type=fil…

📸: Protester with sign that reads, “Columbia [University] is the enemy of all Black people”. 1968. Photo by Steve Schapiro.

'Mohamed’s characters draw on experiences with analogues in other communities, but bring a distinctly Somali sensibility to how they’re interrogated; a kind of despairing but humorous stoicism and begrudging acceptance...'
geeska.com/en/novels-have…

The Scholar Who Rewrote Black Brazilian History

'Beatriz Nascimento’s groundbreaking research defied dominant White Brazilian academic narratives, instead emphasizing Black political agency.'
hyperallergic.com/903178/beatriz…

‘Outdated and offensive’: police in England and Wales barred from blaming restraint deaths on ‘excited delirium’ | Police | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Latest event in Hackney on Thursday 25th April: Illustrated talk about the fight for racial equality in Hackney, the links to Notting Hill and African American literacy. On May 17th, a blue plaque honouring James Baldwin wil be unveiled at Hackney CVS Black History Walks #BHM

Beyond horrific.

As we kick off Black Maternal Health Week, it is important to remember that Black women are 3x likely to die from pregnancy-related complications that are preventable, than their White counterparts.

We must advocate for equitable access to quality prenatal care,

Sunak's speech is another example of the hostile environment the Tories have waged against disabled people since 2010.

Further curbs to disability benefits & the PIP budget are cruel as disabled people suffer disproportionately from cost-of-living.

theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Yesterday we celebrated the publication of An African History of Africa.
My book is the culmination of over 7 years of travel, through more than 30 African countries.
Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone.
Thank you all for your support!

Look out for this Sunday's Observer Observer New Review, featuring my walk through the Lakes with Tim Adams. We followed a route I write about in chapter two of my book Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain penguin.co.uk/authors/289672…

James Baldwin Plaque Unveiling blackhistorywalks.co.uk/films/james-ba…

Omen Augure plus Q blackhistorywalks.co.uk/films/omen-aug…

Bushman (restored from 1971) blackhistorywalks.co.uk/films/bushman-…