Black To The Future presents: Genre Marauders
A demystification of genre writing across books and games, launching Black To The Future, an Afro-Futurist festival.
Source: bl.uk
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Michael Wood on the ongoing legacy of slavery
"Slavery’s effects are still working themselves out in our lives today," writes historian Michael Wood
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Source: historyextra.com
Britain's Martin Luther King - Voice Online
Dr Harold Moody was the first Black civil rights leader in the UK, but he’s only now being recognised
Source: voice-online.co.uk
Black History Month: 7 amazing TV shows to watch to celebrate
Black History Month falls in October in the UK so here are 7 brilliant TV shows to watch to mark the occasion this month…
Source: hellomagazine.com
David Attenborough is this week's Radio Times cover star
The presenter showcases more wonders of the natural world – and ponders the fate of Pacific green turtles.
Source: radiotimes.com
Windrush pioneer Guy Bailey says being rejected for a bus driver job in Bristol because of his skin colour is 'still hard to live with' more than 60 years on
Speaking in In Pride of Britain : A Windrush Scandal, Guy Bailey, who arrived in Britain in 1961, recalled trying to get a job in Bristol as a young man.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
'My dad said I must pay for ticket if I wanted to go back to Jamaica - so I stayed'
Music pioneer Lloyd Coxsone came to Britain with the Windrush generation and was shocked by the cold and snow - but within a few years he had changed the cultural landscape forever
Source: mirror.co.uk
Lenny Henry reveals his beloved late mother emigrating from Jamaica and the 'appalling' Windrush scandal inspired him to write new ITV drama
The comedian, 65, has written the series which follows the story two sisters and their friend emigrating from Jamaica to the UK and arriving as part of the Windrush generation in 1957.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
'The only black history taught at school was slavery'
Five women who are children of the Windrush generation share their experiences growing up in Southampton.
Source: bbc.co.uk