Black Gold drops before the Olympics
A hip-hop album inspired by Tommy Smith's gold medal and Black Power salute
Portrait of Black Britain
'Portrait of Black Britain' by Cephas Williams is one of the latest artistic interventions to counter notions of otherness.
Malawi’s independence hero celebrated on fourth plinth
Samson Kambalu describes being chose as the next artist for the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square as, 'a litmus test for how much I belong in British society as an African, a cosmopolitan.'
Yemeni novel wins PEN translation award
Behind the Sun by Bushra Al-Maqtari chronicles hidden lives
The return of 1970s West Indian kitsch to the front room
Michael McMillan's 'West Indian Front Room' recreates the care and consideration West Indians pioneers in Britain put into making show rooms of the living rooms
Margaret Busby honoured for sterling work in publishing
Pioneering publisher receives a lifetime achievement award at the London Book Fair.
The Green Room clears obstacles for black writers
A new comic play satirising how black writers are patronised in Britain.
Coming soon: Between Worlds
A Guest edition exploring how migrant life inhabits multiple worlds, and the challenges of becoming and occupying in-between space.
Britain’s first all-black, all-female Shakespeare company
Black British women embed themselves into the history of classical texts by forming an all-black, all female Shakespeare company.