This is my Black Newport
Newport’s Pillgwenlly district, one of Britain’s oldest Afro‑Caribbean communities, shaped by Windrush‑era workers and later sustained through festivals and cultural
Marcia Hutchinson Interview: The story behind The Mercy Step
Author Marcia Hutchinson shares the story behind The Mercy Step. Photo: Simon Brock. Book by OLIVE VASSELL It is no
Black Nottingham: Discover the hidden history and cultural legacy
A 2021 mural honours Eric Irons, Nottingham’s first Black magistrate, Courtesy photo. History BY BBRIT PROJECT Black Nottingham may not
Walking through Copenhagen’s hidden colonial history
The “Freedom” Statue by Ghanaian sculptor Bright Bimpong marks the 100th anniversary of Denmark’s sale of the Virgin Islands to
Spiced Roots: The Caribbean restaurant transforming Oxford’s food scene
Michael Krah in his Oxford restaurant, Spiced Roots, which is putting Caribbean food on the city’s map. Photo: Lisette Felix.
Black Birmingham: A writer’s intimate view
Pioneering writer Norman Samuda is a lifelong Birmingham resident. Courtesy photo. People BY OLIVE VASSELL Millions visit Birmingham’s Bull Ring,
Finding purpose in the art of quilting
Lennox Esprit enjoys the process of working on patchwork quilts. Photo: Lisette Felix. People BY LISETTE FELIX Lennox Esprit learnt
Tapestries detail Black stories in UK & beyond
Paula Ogun Hector and visitors at an exhibition of the World War II tapestry, one of a series of works.
Buying Black around the UK
Chocolates by the pound, displayed in Dark Sugars window in Brick Lane in London. Photo: Lisette Felix. Living BY Lisette
BlessBless: Faith and Finding “The One”
Thompson Dugbo (right) interacts with participants at a BlessBless event. Courtesy photo. Living BY OLIVE VASSELL When Thompson Dugbo sought