bumpkin files 🪵

archive + journal exploring Black british life beyond london, & underrepresented communities within the diaspora. curated by @karisbeau

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

Afrori Books is running a campaign to sell 1000 books by the end of April to help them stay open. They are UK’s largest supplier of books by Black authors, please support if you can https://t.co/h6VH55TxQJ

[Moooo @praiseyyy_]

As of yesterday, they need just 300 more!

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

Afrori Books is running a campaign to sell 1000 books by the end of April to help them stay open. They are UK’s largest supplier of books by Black authors, please support if you can https://t.co/h6VH55TxQJ

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

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[British Vogue @BritishVogue]

Bumpkin Files Is The Submission-Based Archive Celebrating Black British Communities Outside Of London https://t.co/IVvImMlLtu

[British Vogue @BritishVogue]

Bumpkin Files Is The Submission-Based Archive Celebrating Black British Communities Outside Of London https://t.co/IVvImMlLtu

[IJ | mwen pa sòt online @aChildOf2Worlds]

I can’t speak for others but the Dominica Association of Bradford, the Bradford West Indian Parents Association, my grandmothers and their community along with my parents raised me 🤝🇩🇲🤝

It’s all about creating the institutions, attending the events & preserving them.

[Mina, dat big cat babe @MinaLioness]

I can’t believe we’re disputing a Black British Identity doesn’t exist because Londoners don’t know what happens in the north, as if someone from New York can tell you everything that is happening in Mississippi.

[🍓🍇🍊simply, me. @Aqua_or_Bob]

i often see the phrase "Black-British culture" function to represent black cultures in London. i rarely see the phrase including/representing black-british culture external of london.

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

Black is Beautiful 🖤
A boy in Beresford Street. Rusholme, Manchester (1969)

Photographed by Michael Ward via Getty Images/Harper’s Bazaar

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

West Indian street party on Lamport Street. Chapeltown, Leeds (1993) 🇬🇧

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

The Chapeltown community. Leeds, West Yorkshire: a thread 🇬🇧

[karis @karisbeau]

I attended a BBQ in St Albans at the weekend, which unexpectedly turned out to be a family reunion on my Grandma B’s side. so glad I documented the vibes ☀️

[karis @karisbeau]

Black Britain beyond London: a thread 🇬🇧

[Glow✰ @gIowiny]

as Londoners we’re often privileged in terms of access to creative opportunities or spaces. if we want the UK to keep flourishing creatively it’s imperative that we also support our creative peers outside of London

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

Black is Beautiful 🖤
A boy in Beresford Street. Rusholme, Manchester (1969)

Photographed by Michael Ward via Getty Images/Harper’s Bazaar

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

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We’ve reopened photo & video submissions! Guidelines can be found on our form, get involved + spread the word 🧡
https://t.co/9My2DloR0z

[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

@dxgtweets not this discourse again, what is wrong with people?😭

[V V Brown @VVbrown]

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[bumpkin files 🪵 @bumpkinfiles]

Our founder wrote a piece for @_wearesoul about the importance of diasporic connection + the ILẸ WA project 🤎
Read the full article here:

https://t.co/0yvHvnjRnw