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Suggested reads for Black History Month

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A selection of books hand-curated by our team
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Biography

A woman like me : a memoir

Abbott, Diane
From challenging expectations as a bright and restless child of the Windrush generation to making history as the first elected Black female MP in the UK, Diane Abbott has seen it all.
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The windrush betrayal : exposing the hostile environment

Gentleman, Amelia
In 'The Windrush Betrayal', Gentleman tells the story of the scandal and exposes deeply disturbing truths about modern Britain.
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Non-fiction

Black history for every day of the year

Olusoga, David
Discover stories of hope and connection, originality and creativity, alongside tales of racism and oppression, resistance and celebration.
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Non-fiction

Black History for Every Day of the Year [eBook]

Olusoga, David
Discover stories of hope and connection, originality and creativity, alongside tales of racism and oppression, resistance and celebration.
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Biography

Rebel with a cause : the Black CEO who made hits and history

Beese, Darcus
The must-read memoir from Darcus Beese - the UK's first black record company CEO and one of the greatest A&Rs of his generation.
Fiction

Reframing Blackness : what's Black about "history of art"?

Akinkugbe, Alayo
Exploring the presentation of Black figures in Western art, as well as Blackness in museums, in feminist art movements and in the curriculum, Alayo unveils an overlooked but integral part of our collective art history.
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Shining bright, shining Black : 100 inspiring Black icons

Wilson, Jamia
Meet 100 icons of colour from the past, including inspiring figures from as far back as the 1500s, and present day, in this celebration of inspirational achievement.
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Non-fiction

Migration : journeys through Black British history

Mensah, Millie
Learn how migration is important to Britain's identity and history, and how it continues today.
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Voices of the Windrush generation : the real story told by the people themselves

Matthews, David
With over 20 first-hand accounts from men, women, and children of Windrush, this work sheds light on the true impact of one of the most disastrous and damaging scandals in recent memory, and gives a platform to those most affected.
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Non-fiction

Hear our voices

Natarajan, Radhika
An essential introduction to one of the largest empires in human history, told from the perspectives of 20 people who lived through it.
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Fiction

Home is not a place

Pitts, Johny
What is Black Britain? In 2021, award-winning poet Roger Robinson and acclaimed photographer Johny Pitts rented a red Mini Cooper and decided to follow the coast clockwise in search of an answer to this question.
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An ocean apart

Lee, Sarah, (Journalist)
It's 1954 and, in Barbados, Ruby Haynes spots an advertisement for young women to train as nurses for the new National Health Service in Great Britain. Her sister, Connie, takes some persuading, but soon the sisters are on their way to a new country.
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