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Black History Month is for everybody!

Richard Reddie, Director of Justice and Inclusion at Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and a Roots trustee, explains why more churches should get involved in marking Black History Month.

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Further resources

Baptist Union Visions of Colour

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

 

Adult

Adi, Hakim Black Voices on Britain: Selected Writings Macmillan Collector's Library 2022

Bourne, Stephen Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War The History Press 2nd Edition. 2019

Bourne, Stephen Under Fire: Black Britain in Wartime 1939–45 The History Press 2020

Dabydeen, David, Gilmore, John &  Jones, Cecilia The Oxford Companion to Black British History Oxford University Press 2007

Fryer, Peter Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain Paperback Pluto Press 2018

Gilroy, Paul and Hall, Stuart Black Britain: A Photographic History Paperback Saqi Books 2011

Kaufmann, Miranda Black Tudors: The Untold Story One World Press 2018

Olusuga, David Black and British: A Forgotten History Picador 2021

Olusuga, David The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained DK Publishers 2021

Vernon, Patrick and Osborne, Angelina 100 Great Black Britons Robinson 2021

McMillan, Michael The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home. Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd: Revised edition 2023 

Renfrew, Barry Britain's Black Regiments: Fighting for Empire and Equality The History Press 2020

Walker, Robin, Marshall, Vanika, Berry, Paula & Vaughn, Anthony Black British History: Black Influences on British Culture (1948 to 2016): 32 Hours of Teaching and Learning Material for Parents, Guardians, and Teachers of Secondary School Students CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2017

Warner, Tony Black History Walks Jacaranda Books 2022

 

Children and young people

Atinuke and Nebechi, Kingsley Brilliant Black British History Bloomsbury Children's Books 2024

Harper, Mireille Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies DK Children 2020

Harrison, Vashti. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Puffin 2019

Mensah, Millie The Black Curriculum Migration: Journeys Through Black British History. DK Children. 2022

Narjee, Lania The Black Curriculum Legacies: Black British Pioneers DK Children 2022

Olusoga, David et al. Black and British: An Illustrated History Macmillan Children's Books 2021

Olusoga, David Black and British: A short, essential history 2020

Walker, Robin Black History Matters Franklin Watts 2021

Williams, JT Williams and Vives, Angela Bright Stars of Black British History Thames and Hudson 2023

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