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September 26, 2023

The rich history of black British fashion is explored in an exciting new exhibition

Sharon Hughes, University of East London

The Missing Thread is a careful and honest curation of black identity and displacement.

Teenagers enjoying a reggae sound system at the 1981 Notting Hill Carnival. Homer Sykes/Alamy Stock Photo

June 21, 2023

How the Windrush generation transformed music in Britain

Kenny Monrose, University of Cambridge

The arrival of Windrush brought new forms of music to Britain.

Duppy Shadow (1993) Eugene Palmer.

October 18, 2021

Eugene Palmer: a Black British artist you need to know about

Richard Hylton, SOAS, University of London

The lie of the land: Britain’s hidden legacies of slavery in Eugene Palmer’s paintings.

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Richard Hylton
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Kenny Monrose
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Sharon Hughes
Senior Lecturer, School of Arts and Creative Industries, University of East London