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A superb social-history exhibition explores 500 years of Black British music, at the British Library, London

Aleema Gray used British Library’s collection to assemble Beyond the Bassline exhibition about Black British music

WTOL 11 has compiled a list of some April Fools' Day jokes from local brands, organizations and more.

Actor Paterson Josephs Shakespearean credits extend the length of your arm and he was a regular scene stealer in Peep Show and he is also now an award-winning novelist

‘Beethoven?” “Black!” “Mozart?” “Black!” “William Shakespeare?” “Undoubtedly black, without question”. Henry VIII was black, too – although the jury remains out on Abraham Lincoln. This scene from an episode of Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends is now more than 20 years old, but in some ways it might as well be 200.

Holby City actor Jimmy Akingbola has spoken about his time on the BBC medical drama and admits that he felt 'starved' as an actor which forced him to look elsewhere

RANGERS DEFEAT ASTROS The Texas Rangers move on to the World Series starting Friday after defeating the Astros in Game 7. The Houston Astros lost all

Whilst telling's of Black British history may have once focused on stories of HMS Windrush and tales since, black Britons were present going back millennia

From African soldiers in Roman times to the Windrush generation, black people have always been part of the fabric of Britain – often in the face of prejudice and adversity

Black men and women are a rare sight in British history books. For Black History Month, here are 12 Black britons everyone should know about.