Race and the UK

You will find a wide range of resources below to help you explore the topic of race in the UK.

Books

• There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack: The Cultural Politics of Race and Nation - Paul Gilroy 
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Black and British: A Forgotten History - David Olushoga
• The Good Immigrant - Nikesh Shukla
• Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century - Kehinda Andrews 
• Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging - Afua Hirsch
• White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-racial Society - Professor Kalwant Bhopal
• Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - Akala 
• Thinking Black: Britain, 1964-1985 - Rob Waters
• Afropean: Notes from Black Europe - Johny Pitts
• Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto for Change - Chelsea Kwakye
• How to be An Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi
• Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain - Peter Fryer
• Black Study, Black Struggle - Robin D.G.Kelly
• How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Walter Rodney
• Young, Female and Black - Heidi Safia Mirza
• Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible - Yomi Adegoke

Websites

• The Museum of British Colonialism - a joint UK/Kenyan initiative founded to creatively communicate a more truthful account of British colonialism
• The Black Cultural Archives - the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain. They are currently asking for digital contributions to create their Black Lives Matter archive
• Slave Voyages - explore the dispersal of enslaved Africans across the Atantic world
• Racial Equity Tools - Glossary and Book and film list

Videos

• TED talk from the founders of the BLM movement
• Is Britain racist? Three Brits speak out - BBC Three
• Britain’s history of racial inequality: After George Floyd's death in the US how will the UK respond
• The politics of nationalism and racism in post-Brexit Britain | LSE Research
• Akala on Racism Against Blacks in the U.K.
• Daniel Kaluuya on Racism in America vs. Racism in Britain | Screen Tests | W Magazine
• Is the UK still racist? | UpFront
• Does the UK suffer from similar systemic racism to the US? | Question Time – BBC
• Everyday racism: what should we do? Akala | Comment is Free
• British police’s long history of racism allegations
• Racism 'remains entrenched' in Britain, major report finds 
• Black & British: Why racism isn't just a US problem
• Is Britain an institutionally racist country? #BirkbeckDebates with Dr William Ackah