Grateful for this wonderful island of Barbados and the opportunity it provides for me to escape from England’s winter grey. Happily working through Christmas with extra sunshine and the sound of teaming wildlife along the coast of Bathsheba.

I'm so grateful our project, "Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana," was funded! @dianapaton.bsky.social, Linsey McMillan, @juanitacox.bsky.social, @pbhellawell.bsky.social, Estherine Adams, and Jamie McLaughlin www.ed.ac.uk/news/project...

A sample of the #audiobook of #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, read by me, with additional readings by my @ihr.bsky.social colleague @juanitacox.bsky.social & actor Roy McMillan. (The Spotify preview is more cringe, with me saying 'c*ck & balls' in the first 3 seconds...) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UKP...

I'll post a bit more on here later about @juanitacox.bsky.social's contribution to the #audiobook, and why I was so thrilled she was able to be involved 😊

Register to hear Trotman talk about recently published her memoir Dis Girl! The Enchanted Life of Aunty Joyce Trotman. This book provides wonderful insights into a colonial 'worldscape' that would long have been forgotten were it not for her extraordinary memory. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-memoir-d...

Join Guyana SPEAKS for this event on Prof. John Rickford's memoir, Speaking My Soul: Race Life and Language. His inspiring memoir makes an invaluable contribution to Black Studies, Diasporic Studies and the emerging field of Critical Mixed Race Studies. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1334329568...

Looking forward to learning about the history of the comic in the Caribbean & producing a comic book on heritage with other attendees as part of the exhibition I co-curated on the Caribbean and its British Diaspora. The exhibition has been extended due to popular demand and now closes on 12 April!

Wonderful to hear the multi-award winning poet, Jenny Mitchell respond to the exhibition I co-curated with Argula Rublack. Grateful to her for the three wonderful poetry workshops that she facilitated as part of the exhibition's event series.

Register to join Guyana SPEAKS via Zoom on Sunday, 30 March 2025 at 3:30 pm UK time for Berbice River Women. We will be celebrating three acclaimed women writers: Maggie Harris, Sharon Correia and Cosmata Lindie. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/berbice-ri...

29 Feb 1748: “RUN away last Thursday Morning from Mr. Gifford’s, in Brunswick-Row, Queen-Square, Great Ormond-Street, an indentur’d Negro Woman Servant, of a yellowish Cast, nam’d Christmas Bennett [...] Whoever harbours her [...] shall be severely prosecuted” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Register to join us on Wed, 26 Mar (6-8pm). This event will include a discussion on ESN schools through to SENDs and present day school exclusion practices. The aim will be to foster a constructive dialogue around strategies for future success. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...

Register to attend this exciting workshop, “Comic Book Your Heritage”, which takes place on Wed, 19 Mar 2025 (17:00 - 19:30). This unique workshop invites you to explore and celebrate your cultural heritage through the art of comic storytelling. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comic-book...

Very pleased to announce my upcoming event: Comic Book Your Heritage part of "In the Grip of Change, Caribbean Diaspora in Britain" exhibition, at University of London Senate House Library! Many thanks to @juanitacox.bsky.social and @salinajaneart.bsky.social Link: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

FMI... open.spotify.com/track/6xgDPX...

Today started off pretty rough. Long story. Ended up so riled that I left the house for work with no glasses on. But the day got better - fab poetry workshop with the award-winning Jenny Mitchell. And now this comment from Prof Gus John about the exhibition: www.london.ac.uk/about/servic... Yay!!

I’m delighted to see that news about the exhibition I co-curated with Argula Rublack- In the Grip of Change: The Caribbean and its British diaspora - has received some international attention. In Guyana’s Stabroek News! www-stabroeknews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.stab...

Huge job cuts announcement ‘imminent’ at Cardiff University nation.cymru/news/huge-jo...

Prof. Philip Murphy delivered a brilliantly insightful lecture, Time Come? Caribbean Decolonisation and the Monarchy, last night. I was delighted to discover audience member, @salinajaneart.bsky.social, had summarised the lecture in cartoon! The lecture was recorded and will be made available soon.

Study highlights complex racial trauma caused by Windrush scandal and hostile immigration policies www.ein.org.uk/news/study-h...

The process of decolonisation is on-going. Looking forward to Professor Philip Murphy’s free public lecture at Senate House on Monday, 20th January on Caribbean Decolonisation and the Monarchy. www.voice-online.co.uk/news/world-n...

Delighted that my new Open Access article 'Reframing the Windrush Scandal as an International Statelessness Crisis' is finally out. Based on two years of extensive research across Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago & the UK. Inspired too by statelessness scholarship & activism. shorturl.at/nrSyT

Imagine being a German guy (leading what some 'patriots' consider to be a very British institution), not part of the 'old boys clubs', on the 'dangerous' path of decolonising from within & being constantly blocked, www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Congrats to Barbara Mills KC who becomes the first black woman and the first person of colour to hold the role of the Bar Council of England and Wales, as well as leading the first all-female officer team in the Bar Council’s 130-year history! barristermagazine.com/4pbs-barbara...

Prof Alexander's lecture explores contemporary forms of identity politics. Much has changed since Stuart Hall's 1988 'New Ethnicities'. This lecture importantly explores intervening decades to present day. Sadly doesn't find much space for hope in treacherous times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZfH...

Congrats to Gaynor Legall on receiving a CBE in the honours list! She was the 1st black female local councillor in Wales (Butetown 1983-1991). She's also pioneered research on local place-based Black history as Chair of 'Tiger Bay and The World'. 🏆 www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1847741

Bannon reluctantly hands over the baton. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I'm grateful for Marlene Daut's thoughtful review for CHOICE of my THE DRIVER'S STORY, which she deems "highly recommended." www-choicereviews-org.xavier.idm.oclc.org/review/10.58...

This unique triple-stranded exhibition focuses on the decolonisation of the Caribbean, the long history of the 'Windrush' Scandal & transnational activism (e.g., CLR James, Claudia Jones and Billy Strachan). The exhibition runs until end March. Not to be missed! www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...

Join poet Jenny Mitchell & I for poetry workshops that draw on Caribbean documents & memorabilia held in archives at Senate House Library and currently on display in the unique exhibition, In the Grip of Change. NB/ The exhibition runs until end March. Don't miss it! www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

Register to join us on 27 Jan at 6pm for a panel discussion on the long history of the 'Windrush Scandal', changing immigration & nationality legislation. We will reflect on the role of lawyers in helping victims to establish their legal claims & outstanding issues. www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

Interested in Caribbean Decolonization? Why have most Caribbean territories been slow to adopt republican constitutions? What does the future look like? Sign up for a free lecture by Prof Philip Murphy - 20Jan 2025 at 6pm in the Wolfson Room, Senate House, London. www.history.ac.uk/events/time-...

Deeply honoured to have given Prof. Abdul Alkalimat, Dr Kate Williams, and Prof. Gus John a guided tour of the exhibition I co-curated with Argula Rublack. The unique exhibition, In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British Diaspora, is on at Senate house library until end of Mar 2025.

64% of Black women have reported feeling “on guard” at work. In a 2022 20% of Black women leaders experienced “having someone say or imply that you’re not qualified,” and 55% of Black women leaders experienced “having your judgment questioned.” heragenda.com/p/imposter-s...

9th Nov - Fabulous day facilitating an oral history workshop for the African Voices Forum at University of Sheffield. If you’re an oral historian or interested in oral history as a methodology please shout! Looking to make connections via Blue Sky!

Great to see Birmingham's Nishkam Centre has joined forces with Action for Race Equality (ARE) in a bid to raise the profile of the south Asian victims of the Windrush scandal. Solidarity across communities echoing the collaborative activism of the 1970s. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

Established in 1735, the West India Committee is the oldest representative body of the Commonwealth and has played an enduring role in advocating for the welfare of Caribbean peoples. Congrats to Antigua’s Sir Rodney Williams on his appointment as President. antiguaobserver.com/his-excellen...

Free screening on Tuesday 19th November www.qmul.ac.uk/law/events/i...

This exhibition traces British Caribbean colonies’ paths to independence, highlighting the work of transnational activists. It also explores the Caribbean diaspora in Britain and the long history of the 'Windrush' scandal. www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...