5 non fiction books by Black British Authors – Non Fiction November
5 non fiction books by Black British Authors on my reading list Continue reading 5 non fiction books by Black British Authors – Non Fiction November
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Jimi Famurewa Settlers- Book Review
I found myself fascinated by the themes covered in Jimi Famurewa’s Settlers. From the British African journey and changing attitudes to commerce, grammar schools, church (and gentrification’s related impacts), diaspora tensions and solidarity. Of course, there’s food- both historical and the emerging African restaurant scene in UK Continue reading Jimi Famurewa Settlers- Book Review
Girl, Woman, Other and Heart Of The Race: Pairing Fiction and Non Fiction
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernadine Evaristo) and Heart Of The Race: Black Women’s Lives In Britain ( Beverly Bryan, Stella Dadzie, Suzanne Scafe) Continue reading Girl, Woman, Other and Heart Of The Race: Pairing Fiction and Non Fiction
The Louder I Will Sing by Lee Lawrence: Book Review
The Louder I Will Sing by Lee Lawrence: Book Review. In September 1985, Lee Lawrence’s mother, Cherry Groce was shot and paralysed in a careless, wrongful police raid at her home. The shooting sparked the 1985 Brixton uprisings. Continue reading The Louder I Will Sing by Lee Lawrence: Book Review
Surge by Jay Bernard and remembering the 1981 New Cross Fire
Surge was written by Jay Bernard while they were in residence at The Padmore Institute, an organisation dedicated to radical Black history in Britain. Over this week, I wanted to focus on some non fiction accounts of Black British history and life today. Continue reading Surge by Jay Bernard and remembering the 1981 New Cross Fire
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