Watch again: grantee XCONVERSATION CIC & #CultureExchange #CapacityBuildingProgramme colleague Zakarriyah Katakyie Addae-Kodua khalil on tonight’s BBC London talking about support for people leaving prison. Powerful & vital messages here! Starts at 9.45 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

The Black PhD Experience is available to buy! The amazing Dr. Madina and De-Shaine Murray, PhD are two of the editors. I got my copy, get yours!

Enjoy this very special taster reading from Dr Joy White! Want to hear from Dr. White in person? Join us at The Exchange on 23 Sep for a special evening discussion with Prof. Pat Noxolo & UoB School Geography . Register via [email protected].

📢 Apply now for our First Book Grant Fellowship! Deadline: 5 PM GMT (6 PM CET), 1st November 2024. Candidates must have been awarded their PhD and should be within three years of PhD award at the time of application Share widely! More info 👇 isrf.org/funding-opport…

Exclusive: Faron Paul, a govt-backed anti-knife crime campaigner, has won damages from the Met Police after being illegally strip-searched by 6 white, male officers. "Fighting back has made me feel as though I’ve reclaimed some of my power,” he told me. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Books by Black UK researchers, any field please!

Honestly why would @uklabour be cutting public spending as the economy flatlines and public services collapse? I guess they failed to do any preparatory work at all as far as I can see in anything - what about defence, social care regional policy - so now they are engaging in

Dr Joy White Dr Joy White 's next book "Like Lockdown Never Happened", is out from Repeater next month, exploring how Black joy and sonic Black geographies were key to the culture of the pandemic. Pre-Order via repeaterbooks.com/product/like-l…

Join Dr White in Birmingham on the 23rd of this month! repeaterbooks.com/meetup-event/b…

Remembering Stephen Lawrence in what would have been his 50th birthday. His family still await justice. Rest in Power and Peace, Stephen.

IT’S LIVE! The History of Broadway on BBC Sounds You’re Dead To Me, hosted by Greg Jenner, feat. the incredible Desiree Burch (and me). Do check it out from any of your normal podcast places! If you saw the typo in the last post? No, you didn’t 🤣😅

Prof Gus John was one of the Grenadians I mentioned in my Grenada piece for Elle. He was one of the organisers of the Black People’s Day of Action in 1981 following the New Cross Fire. He has dedicated his WHOLE LIFE to Black empowerment. Lacks credibility? What an INSULT!!!!!!!!

Marieha Hussain has been found not guilty!

The more I think about how they did Prof Gus John the angrier I get about it. They really are treating our elders like SHIT??!!!!??!!!? Do you know how much they’ve done for us??? This is something everyone should care about.

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Why did Met police squander time & resources to the defamation, pursuit & persecution of #MariehaHussain on the say-so of a secretive political blog (headquartered in Washington DC) that has a particular interest in opposing any criticism of the Israeli state? 👇

Next month join Dr Joy White and friends for an evening of conversation, music, and refreshments at The Nunnery Gallery in bow to launch her latest book "Like Lockdown Never Happened: Music and Culture During COVID"! repeaterbooks.com/meetup-event/b…

🚨Morning team. This is one of the most important episodes we've ever produced at Surviving Society. china mills (she/her) tracks the harms inflicted by the department of work &pensions to disabled people. The eps looks at the link to changes in the UK welfare system & deaths by suicide.

Exposing and resisting state violence towards disabled people. NEW: Hear from @ChinaTMills, Stella Dadzie, @ImogenDayX, @JohnPringDNS & Rick B on the anti-life violent bureaucracy of the welfare system as part of our DeathsByWelfare project. Thank you @SurviveSocPod

17th October. Music, conversation, refreshments, and a book! T I W A K I N G Zakarriyah Katakyie Addae-Kodua khalil