Inua Ellams takes a classic and makes it a proper Nigerian story…well Igbo.
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A review of ‘Black, Listed’, Jeffrey Boakye’s Black British dictionary
Words don’t just have literal meanings. They also say a lot about cultures, history, and geography, usually without us realising. The study of this is called etymology and it’s a lot more interesting than it sounds if you are the curious type. Imagine the history behind words like ‘Yardie’, ‘BAME’ or ‘Coon’. This is what…
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How ‘This Is Black’ Festival confronts parental conflict in our community
This is Black was formed to create a “fringe-like experience” for Black artists.
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‘Queenie’ by Candice Carty- Williams Review: Black British women get the spotlight
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams was published in March of this year but buzz around the story built up well before its release. This is partly due to it being a contemporary fiction novel where an everyday Black British woman takes centre stage. It’s being hailed as the ‘black Bridget Jones’ (it’s not). I find it…
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