“What were you doing at 21? Popping babies”

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history was made

You CALL THAT BREAKFAST

This prank gave us so many iconic lines 😭🤣🤣🤣

Miraa May does the vocals on a new version of “Together” with Ruff Sqwad 🫨

Tune in tomorrow at 3pm to see the full Ruff Sqwad GRM Radio performance with The @compozers featuring Amira 📻

Police search for missing Xielo Maruziva, scaled back after weeks with no breakthrough mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/l…

This World Book Day, I give thanks for having had the opportunity to write about one of our foremost, tireless Black liberationists, Gerlin Bean…

The Black Lesbian and Gay Centre has a rainbow plaque 🌈Thank you to our trailblazers. You made it easier for us to live more fearlessly today. In this bleak political climate, these unfinished histories are a radical source of energy. Memory is power and possibility.

#Cymande are the lost #blackbritish superband you’ve never heard of...Their incredible story is revealed in the new film Getting It Back: The Story of CYMANDE MOVIE - in UK cinemas 16 Feb. Special Screening, Q&A + Party, Sun 18 Feb @genesiscinema See: bit.ly/47TQTGX

For anyone interested, I put together a spreadsheet of all Black British TV shows (old, current and upcoming). In case you’ve ever wondered what’s been created (or coming out) x

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New Black British Streaming channel launches!*
See screenshots! New and legacy drama, comedy, movies and documentaries from the UK's best Black creators.

*not really, I made it up, but wouldn't it be great

Black History Month Bunting Flag for Classroom, Triangle Bunting, Banner Display - Printables, Digital Download etsy.me/3tZ3nzc via Etsy

I noticed the erasure of Black Leeds from the historical record when I was an undergraduate student. Four years later, I’ve just finished marking first-year essays on Britain since 1800 which discuss the works of Black activists like Veryl Harriott and Khadijah Ibrahiim in Leeds

Unforgotten Lives

5 April - 27 March 2024

London Metropolitan Archives
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Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian & Indigenous heritage who lived & worked in the city between 1560 & 1860 & recorded in London’s archives.

bit.ly/unforgottenliv…

#BHM2023

London Metropolitan Archives

On John La Rose's birthday, we honour his enduring spirit and dedication to justice, education and culture. His legacy at the GPI inspires us to pursue his vision of a world rooted in equality, understanding and shared knowledge.

#EYATradition

Celebrating tradition, here are some photos from our John Gay collection from 1979 and 1983 of #NottingHillCarnival , an annual Caribbean event which takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

#London
#BlackBritish
Notting Hill Carnival
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