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The Mo Siewcharran Prize 2025

The First and Last King of Haiti

Open letter from Authors and Illustrators to Lambeth Council in support of Lambeth Libraries. A call to halt the proposed £1m cut!

British Vogue Feature

Diamonds From The Dirt | Documentary | GRM Daily

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VOLUNTEER at the Free Books Festival

See Us, Hear Us Documentary

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SKY History: 4 incredible and inspirational Black British women

Guest Edit: Celebrate Black History Month with Sky HISTORY

University Letter Template - DIVEST 🇵🇸

Charges over Chris Kaba death barely scratch the surface of police killings

‘My character isn’t being a palatable or acceptable black man’ - BBC Three

See Us, Hear Us (2023) Publication

If You Don't Know - What happened to African students who fled Ukraine? - BBC Sounds

Home is Where the Culture is: An interview with Jimi Famurewa

World Book Day: 'Why I've given away 6,000 free books'

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Community, care and love: teaching Black British studies

Black British Studies Books - Round Table Books Partnership

Free Books Fest (16th & 17th April)

The Black Education Movement

Reading and Serving - 20% of profits to Free Books Campaign

‘I didn’t read any Black authors at school’: The mission to get books by Black writers into UK classrooms

The GALlery 2021: Celebrating Black British Women

Remembering Kris - Community Fundraiser (Please donate if you can!)

Books on Black Joy, History, Culture & More⁠ (20% off)

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Black Business Week - Panel

Verso Student Reading

Kano 'Teardrops' Music Video

EVENT: Don't Sleep on Us (Rich Mix)

EXHIBITION: War Inna Babylon

Positive experiences of Covid Vaccine - Twitter thread

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Apply to Penguin’s Lit in Colour Creative Student Prize

ARTICLE: Why sharing screenshots of racist abuse isn’t helpful in tackling hate – and what to do instead

TEMPLATE: Email your students' union to join the campaign to divest!

TEMPLATE: Email your university to divest from companies complicit in Palestinian genocide

How much does your university invest in Israeli companies complicit in breaking international law?

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ARTICLE: How Britain’s Universities Are Complicit in Israel’s Occupation

TEMPLATE: MP's, Lords, Media and Companies

PETITION: Government must impose sanctions on Israel

ARTICLE: When trauma goes viral by Paula Akpan

ARTICLE: ‘Cái khó ló cái khôn’ // ‘Difficulty gives light to wisdom’⁠

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On police brutality and murder in the UK - Kano Music Video

ARTICLE: What does ‘justice’ look like in the confines of white supremacy?

EVENT: Decolonising English Literature

EVENT: Imagining a Black Future -Youth voices on anti-racism

Bad Form Issue 6: The Food Issue

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Racism in Students Union - gal-dem

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Race Equity Strategic Plan - London Met University

Al-Jazeera English: British law professor under fire over Islamophobic statements

Institutionalised: The Rise of Islamophobia in Higher Education by Sofia Akel

Tribune Article - Quite Disappearance of Britain's Public Libraries

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The House Magazine - Black History in our Education System

Support bereaved families campaign for justice against police brutality and murder

What Decolonising the Curriculum Really Means

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8 Fiction Books by Black British Authors, Recommended by Literary Salons, Writers and Editors

8 Black British History Books, Recommended by Educators and Activists

Times Higher Education - Rhodes Must Fall Article

Black Writers Guild

The Guardian - Only a fifth of UK universities say they are 'decolonising' curriculum

Injustice Documentary

Black Lives Matter - Petitions, Resources & Donate

BBC Radio London Interview

Predicted grades are a lottery of privilege where Black students almost always lose

Appointing Trevor Phillips to the Covid-19 inquiry shows the government is not interested in justice

Insider-Outsider: The Role of Race in Shaping the Experiences of BME Students (2019 Report)

Festival of Football

Interview with Bustle UK

Surviving Society Podcast Appearance

The Guardian Coverage of my research Insider-Outsider

Government criticised over PPE and tests as death toll hits 10,000

Why We Need to Talk About Racism in Students' Unions - Gal-dem Article

The Unmistakables Feature

COVID-19 Bill UK Govt

Interview with The Metro on Racism in Higher Education

Interview with The Metro on Institutional Racism