MA Black British Literature (2015-2024)

This was a World-first Masters in Black British Literature (2015-2024). Co-founded by Prof. Deirdre Osborne and Prof. Joan Anim-Addo.

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

Bernie Grant MP set up The Africa Reparations Movement (ARM UK) in 1993 with the aim of seeking reparations for the harm done to Africa and the African diaspora through enslavement, colonisation, and racism. ❤️🖤💚 #berniegrant

[Professor Benjamin Zephaniah @BZephaniah]

A raw cry from the streets — where struggle, survival, and resistance collide

[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

and also the ever mobile Samantha Williams 's Book Love, Black Authors' Books on wheels to your event! @bookloveandbeyond @BZephaniah @SABLELitMag

[Melissa Sigodo @melissasigodo]

Day 2 of Black History Month & I am highlighting Black bookshops. Next is Afrori Books which was founded by Carolynn Bain after being tired of searching through ‘tiny BAME’ sections meant for Black authors. Now Afrori has one of the biggest selection of books, by Black authors

[Melissa Sigodo @melissasigodo]

Happy Black History Month. In honour of the start of BHM I want to highlight Black bookshops. First up is New Beacon Books, the UK’s 1st Black bookshop. In 2021, owners said they’d be closing down due to financial pressures but then over £70k was raised to keep them open 🙌🏾

[Black History Month 2026 @bhmuk]

Baroness Valerie Amos embodies this year’s theme — Standing Firm in Power and Pride.
From Cabinet to the United Nations, she has broken barriers and championed justice with dignity and determination. A true pioneer whose legacy continues to shape Britain. #BlackHistoryMonth

[BRITTLE PAPER @brittlepaper]

🏆 NoViolet Bulawayo wins the Best of Caine Award in this special 25th anniversary honor. Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah called the decision by the judging panel “unanimous and swift.” Congratulations to NoViolet Bulawayo! @CainePrize

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[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

RIP the extraordinary June Reid, a pioneer placing women at the forefront of UK sound system culture. She was generous, warm and so talented and will be much misssed. @GoldsmithsUoL @britbornbajan1 @WordsofColour @sussedblackwoma

[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

And here is the cover....the phenomenal Faith Bebbington's work. @sussedblackwoma @ManchesterLib @WordsofColour @Carcanet @_barakobama_ @RSLiterature

[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

SuAndi's heartful, majestic and moving new volume of poems (+libretto of Mary Seacole) pub.Carcanet - is a reading companion for life. Thank-you SuAndi! @sussedblackwoma @BZephaniah @WordsofColour @Carcanet @ManchesterLib @BarackObama

[Sunny Singh @ProfSunnySingh]

Rest in power, bright star!

[Care Experience and Culture @CareExp_Culture]

A 2025 scoping review of 31 studies finds young women leaving residential care face gendered challenges—pregnancy, abuse, housing and financial hardship, weak support—yet their distinct transitions are rarely the focus of research: https://t.co/wQ2tzs5JxE

[Southall Black Sisters @SBSisters]

On the eve of the Remembrance of Homicide Victims, we remember women lost to men's violence & systemic failures.

Black, minoritised & migrant women are disproportionately failed. Kennedi's case is emblematic, evidencing the need for a sentence review & UK-wide femicide inquiry.

[Laila Dickson @LAFSociety]

I was lucky enough to see a preview of #Ellisparkmovie and it's a really interesting insight into someone I've long admired.
The soundscape & stunning scenery mean it should be seen on a big screen, so do yourselves a favour and book a ticket today! @riocinema @CentralPictureH

[The Caine Prize for African Writing @CainePrize]

Join the Caine Prize for African Writing at the Words Across Waters Afro Lit Fest this Saturday!🎉

Catch us at "Pitch Your Manuscript" & "Celebrating 25 Years of the Caine Prize"

Plus — we’ll be announcing the Best of Caine Award winner!🏆

https://t.co/oIdNtmYRYT

[lemn sissay OBE FRSL @lemnsissay]

Liverpool. Last Saturday after that magical meeting with the Barrister I called my friend Malik Al Nasir. By pure coincidence his book
'Searching for my slave roots'. was being launched that evening at Palm House in Sefton park.

First I visited his home for the most gorgeous curried goat and coconut rice that I have ever had. Malik is an exceptional cook. He once cooked a meal for Gil Scott Heron. It changed his life. The story can be read in his first book Letters To Gil.

The book launch of Searching for my Slave Roots was mind blowing. His story reveals a unique tale in Guyanese and British history which links him to the Sandbach Tinne land owning family.

I am surprised he is not reading at The Guyana High Commission. He was supported on stage by Hayli Kincade a Liverpool based Neo Soul & R&B singer songwriter. Two days ago Hayli was in The Vatican where she and Pharell Williams sang for the pope. She had me in tears with Redemption Song and Something Inside so Strong.

But most uplifting and inspiring was the main man Malik Al Nasir. This was his book launch. His ability to recall detail and articulate a glistening memory through committed and meticulous academic research is stunning. His journey into British and Guyanese history is illuminated by his sheer brilliance. History is storytelling. He curently works at Cambridge University and he has the dubious distinction of being 'the first black british author signed by the publisher William Collins'. I need to check that fact.

Malik Al Nasir is a bona fide genius. Listen to him speak. Tour dates are on the poster. Consider where he is from, what he has done and what is to come. He exemplifies the best of humanity through the best of storytelling. And he was in care. Like me.

#searchingformyslaveroots

[Professor Benjamin Zephaniah @BZephaniah]

“I thought it happened to all children." | The shocking moment a child learns his normal is a lie.

[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

A magical evening at EdinburghInternationalBookFest with FRSLs Anthony Joseph & Colin Grant - tender tales (and poetry) about fathers, the needs of the story driving form as poem or prose and making sense of lineage. @colingrant @RSLiterature @adjoseph @edbookfest

[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

Giant of Australian letters, Alexis Wright joins us remotely from Queensland, discussing her astounding work TRACKER a ‘massive antidote’ to short attention spans. Chaired by Deirdre Osborne.https://t.co/2QiIGzChAt @AnitaHeiss @andothertweets @RSLiterature @GoldsmithsUoL @AusLit

[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

Congratulations Sunny! May this book be widely read and each story appreciated from an unwavering anti-colonial academic and wonderful writer. @RSLiterature @WordsofColour @IrenosenOkojie @WeAreFootnote @goodreads

[Sunny Singh @ProfSunnySingh]

No unboxing video but…..They are HERE!!!! Finished copies of my latest book, #Refuge: Stories of War (and love). And they are GORGEOUS!
Thank you @WeAreFootnote and esp my editor Serena Arthur for the courage and conviction to publish this book 🙏🏽

Out on 7 August!

[Windham-Campbell Prizes @WindhamCampbell]

“In order to pursue a career as a writer, or any career as a disabled person, I require support with daily living because of the nature of my disability. It’s what facilitates my ability to be a writer and... live on my own terms.”

Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibin (@AstroMinx) on how instrumental her team of personal assistants are to her well-being and creativity.