The books and resources included in this list focus on Caribbean migration to the UK, symbolised by the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Dock...
The Dr Louis Sterling Reading Room
Our recent visit to the Louise Da-Cocodia Education Trust to look at a new collection of books they have acquired from Dr Louis Sterling, a Jamaican s...
Book Review: The Celox and the Clot by Hafsah Aneela Bashir
‘My life is my own’ - Brown Bodies The Celox and the Clot delves deep into South Asian culture exploring sensitive themes of war, family, and the...
Book review – Homegoing
‘Homegoing’ is the debut novel of Yaa Gyasi, a Ghanian-American author....The novel showcases the complex experiences of seven generations, coveri...
Book review – She Wrote Her Own Eulogy
In ‘She Wrote Her Own Eulogy’, May reflects on the stories gathered from her mother, family, and peers with the perspective of people who migrated...
Review – Erotic Islands
"Caribbean sexualities are built on a complex interweaving of historical, cultural, and political events, as well as everyday experiences of pleasure,...
Review – Queer & Trans African Mobilities
Queer & Trans African Mobilities: Migration, Asylum & Diaspora offers a refreshing and rigorous investigation into the topics of migration and seeking...
Review – Rainbow Milk
Jesse’s identity is not limited to race. He struggles to make sense of his blackness, as well as his sexuality, masculinity, adulthood, and religiou...
Review – Black and Gay in the UK
Intersectional identities like sexuality and race are already complex on their own, but when combined they become even more intricate. Each contributi...
Review – The Pronoun Book
The lively, informative writing by Cassandra Jules Corrigan paired with wonderful illustrations by Jem Milton makes for a fantastic children’s pictu...