Black in Britain Reading List

A list of books, articles, archives ect curated by us.

Articles

I May Destroy You’s Kwame honours the Black British gay male experience | Written by Jason Okundaye

This Is How To Support Black British People Right Now – And How Not To | Written by Timi Sotire

Recommending Black Trauma Films Isn't the Anti-Racist Move You Think | Written By Haaniyah Angus

Black Lives Matter Was Always Designed to Be a Global Movement | Written by Chanté Joseph

The Inhumanity of White Supremacy | Written by Sara Haile-Mariam

The Grief Inherent In Being Black And Feminist | Written by Rachel Ricketts

97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice | Written by Corinne Shutack

An ongoing anti-racist reading list for non-Black allies | Written by Frankie Dunn

Dear White British Classmates, You Are Most Likely Racist. This Is Why | Written by àlafíà

‘Black-On-Black Crime’ Is A Myth, And Here’s Why | Written by Sa'iyda Shabazz

Revealed: the stark evidence of everyday racial bias in Britain | Written by Robert Booth and Aamna Mohdin

6 reasons why it’s time to defund the police | Written by Mary Zerkel

15 Headlines Show How Differently The British Press Treat Meghan Markle Vs Kate Middleton | Written by Lili North and Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Extent of institutional racism in British universities revealed through hidden stories | Written by Katy Sian

What has really happened since Macpherson's report | Written by Shamaan Freeman-Powell

The intersectionality wars | Written by Jane Coaston

Dear anti-racist allies: Here's how to respond to microaggressions | Written by Kristen Rogers

Misogynoir: where racism and sexism meet | Written by Eliza Anyangwe

Have Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time got black feminism all wrong? | Written by Eliza Anyangwe

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome | Written by Dr. Joy Degruy

Grief is a direct impact of racism: Eight ways to support yourself | Written by Roberta K. Timothy

How a Black Therapist Is Treating Protest Trauma | Written by Anna Callaghan

Surviving Oppression; Healing Oppression | Written by Dr. Vanissar Tarakali

Activist Burnout Is Real – And You Probably Need to Read These 4 Ways to Manage It | Written by Aliya Khan

Surprise: Millennials Are SERIOUSLY Stressed, Says Science | Written by Amelia Edelman

Here’s What “Millennial Burnout” Is Like For 16 Different People | Written by Anne Helen Petersen

This Is What Black Burnout Feels Like | Written by Tiana Clark

Put our colonial history on the curriculum – then we’ll understand who we really are | Written by Maya Goodfellow

A brief history of police brutality in the UK | Written by Micha Frazer-Carroll

Boris Johnson urged to halt U.K. exports of tear gas and rubber bullets to the U.S. amid George Floyd protests | Written by Callum Keown

If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it | Written by Brando Simeo Starkey

Why systemic racism is not just an American problem | Written by Lola-Rose Avery

Answering White People’s Most Commonly Asked Questions about the Black Lives Matter Movement | Written by Courtney Martin

Cops are almost never prosecuted and convicted for use of force | Written by German Lopez

What’s Missing From “White Fragility” | Written by Lauren Michele Jackson

Caroline Criado-Perez is a TERF | Written by Siltha

Racism in the profession is getting worse, AJ survey indicates | Written by Richard Waite

First Hand — Pitch editor Sherry Collins on prioritising integrity and increasing inclusivity in the industry | Interview by Indi Davies

Where are the Black designers?| Written by Maurice Cherry