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Recorded somewhere in the 90s, this recording just sat on the shelf doing nothing. But when considering the state of our nations, & how states strive to control people & abuse power, it is still relevant, probably more relevant, now. See whole video here youtube.com/watch?v=4JYYZD…

Happy 90th birthday to poet, playwright, teacher, and activist Sonia Sanchez. Sanchez was one of our very first Retreat Faculty—just one of the many ways she paved the way for young Black poets in the world. 🎥 from her Legacy Conversation with Lucille Clifton, 2001

Encounters with Baldwin at the Black British Book Festival with Anton Phillips and Gabrielle Beckles-Raymond @ 10.30am Aurora Metro Books

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TV tie-in paperback of BERNARDINE EVARISTO’s Mr Loverman just in! The 8-part series — with Lennie James starring — is incredible. Coming to BBC One next month. Don’t miss — you’ll love it!

What happens at conference stays at conference, except to say it was amazing. I'm so happy we were able to bring so many great minds and ideas together in a shared space. Thank you to all our speakers and the incredibly talented @stardiva for her plenary poem. #EducatingSusan

5 Oct 10.30am Encounters with Baldwin discussion with @ Anton Phillips and @ Gabrielle Beckles-Raymond on 'moral courage' and personal experience working with Baldwin ;share your own Baldwin experience with us Aurora Metro Books Kadija George

Save 17 Years of Black Film history at British Film Institute - Sign the Petition! chng.it/w4y2BjPSCc via Change.org UK

Leeds's last surviving Caribbean WW2 veteran & Windrush passenger, Alford Gardner has passed at 98. A proud Jamaican, and part of a generation who helped to rebuild postwar Leeds and Britain we owe him more than a tweet can say. Thank you Mr Gardner. For everything. 🖤💛💚💔

Coaching for writers spreadtheword.org.uk/events/getting…

Coaching for writers (Jan 2025) spreadtheword.org.uk/events/getting…

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Tell the UN to save lives: ceasefire in Lebanon & Palestine and stop arms sales to Israel - Sign the Petition! chng.it/KS52PTj6c7 via Change.org UK

We don't know how many Africans died fighting the slave traders - who were both African and Europeans - but there were centuries of wars, uprisings and attacks on the slave forts. If you want to know more I wrote about the role of the Royal Navy in a multi-award winning book.

Join award-winning poets Jackie Kay Hon FBA, Dr Kadija George and Monika Radojevic as they delve into the more political side of poetry. We will also be taking a moment to celebrate and pay tribute to the late Professor Benjamin Zephaniah Hon FBA Hybrid eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-in-pr…

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In Love, In Light, In Legacy In memory of my beloved Benjamin Zephaniah No tears too loud, no cries too long, Your peace reminds me to stay strong. The world remembers, the world still sings, Of the poet who gave his all to everything. Benjamin, my love, you are still here

Thank you for this lovely poem, Qian, thank you for sharing your love. Benjamin is Still loved and missed by so many in their own way. I hope people’s messages today keep you warm and strong.