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Black History Month 2022 — celebrating creativity across the arts

A collection of stories focused on black artists, writers, musicians and performers in Britain, updated with new articles throughout the month

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Film Africa festival celebrates a continent’s stories in all their variety
The 10th edition gives Londoners the chance to sample 48 titles from 16 African countries
Little Simz: ‘I’ve never felt the need to be the loudest person in the room’
In October 2022, the London rapper won the Mercury music prize. Last year, she spoke to the FT about introversion, anxiety and black British identity
In gaming today, ‘black people should not be an afterthought’
Black History Month shines a spotlight on games that reflect diverse experience
‘The Boat’ at Somerset House — sculpture that makes us mourn and heal
Grada Kilomba’s ‘O Barco’ is a counter-monument to enslaved people, intended for reflection as well as remembrance
Podcast review — Black and Gay, Back in the Day is a portal into the past
The series explores personal stories through a single photograph
Samson Kambalu’s Fourth Plinth sculpture takes a subversive approach to colonial history
The memorial to Malawian liberation hero John Chilembwe comes at a sensitive moment in the UK’s debate about public art

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