I’m going to quote myself from last year because it’s still relevant:
It’s been a challenging year to navigate and, needless to say, Black people are tired.
I’ve not really written anything specific about Black History Month this year but I have thrown in some Black British content here and there. So I’m going to emulate last year’s BHM round up post for 2021. It’s been tough finding decent BHM content because so much of it is whitewashed or performative. People are retreading the same steps and the same “look at these famous slaves!” lists of influential Black people, often written by white people. Or pledges for more action that were made last year and the year before. I’m also not pleased about a few articles regarding more Black presence in the police force which is the most counterintuitive suggestion to make in any month, let alone Black History Month. But I digress.
Same format as last year—some stuff from the Web, some stuff from the Cultrface archives, and people you should follow.
From the Internet
- It may be Black History Month, but it’s business as usual in the UK (The Canary)
- Black History Month Resource Pack 2021 – Proud to be (blackhistorymonth.org.uk)
- Black history lessons should be about more than just Mary Seacole and the transatlantic slave trade (i News)
From the Cultrface archives
- Rhea Dillon on ‘Nonbody Nonthing No Thing’, her debut solo exhibition
- Black British people from the Windrush era are the focus of a new photo exhibition at Wrest Park
- Community through food from people of colour
- Black British LGBTQ+ community deserves better on-screen portrayals, says Nana Duncan
- Maro Itoje presented an exhibition on Black histories missing from the UK curriculum
- Julie Adenuga on Catfish UK and the new rules of romance
- Roy Mehta’s ‘Revival’ explores Brent’s multiculturalism between 1989–93
- Sophia Tassew’s Khula jewellery brand is dope
- A Quick Ting On: a non-fiction series focused on Black British culture
- Bridget Minamore’s “When Will Theatre Come Black?”
- “Why Didn’t You Tell Me?” a podcast about the miseducation of life
People to follow
See 2020’s list for more people to follow
- Demi Colleen: Twitter | Instagram
- Kuchenga: Twitter | Instagram
- Emma Dabiri: Twitter | Instagram
- Sareta Fontaine: Twitter | Instagram | Website
- Lauren-Nicole: Twitter | Instagram | Linktree
- Nathaniel A. Cole: Twitter | Instagram | Linktree
- Matilda Egere-Cooper: Twitter | Instagram | Linktree
- Tanya Compas: Twitter | Instagram
- Nicole Crentsil: Twitter | Instagram | Linktree
- Ronke Lawal: Twitter | Instagram | Website