Today, 13 October, marks 12 years since the passing of this remarkable humanitarian and fighter for justice for oppressed peoples, Elder Jessica Huntley. She is much missed in todayβs political landscape. Her records are held at the London Archives - Huntley Collection.
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From left to right: Kristy Warren, Olivia Wyatt, Bill Schwarz, Rob Waters
'If You're Brown, You Can Stick Around': Complexions in Black
Britain, 1920-85
Olivia Lauren Wyatt
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
This work was supported by the Queen Mary University of London Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Institute of Historical Research; and the North American Conference for British Studies
Introducing Dr. Olivia Wyatt! Iβm overjoyed to share that I successfully defended my thesis last Friday, and that I have started a new position as Teaching and Research Fellow in Black British History at the University of Edinburgh. Iβm incredibly grateful to my supervisors and examiners
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Lovelies, make this summer all about realising you deserve a rest & treating yourself to a Dorothy Koomson book. #EverySmikeYouFake is 99p in ebook for June, #BeachHut512 is on sale from 1 July, & #GiveHimToMe is out in paperback in August. If that isnβt a Dorothy Koomson summer of love, what is? π€£π
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A Zoom still from my 2020 interview with the late, legendary Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o for my PhD research. Now passed to join the ancestors. A wonderful interview experience and may he rest in peace.
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YouTube video by Tara Brabazon
Post 91 - Competence and incompetence
Competent and incompetent. Tough words. Troubling words. This week, we explore the research that answers tough questions. Why are the incompetent so confident? Why do the incompetent rarely receive feedback and correct their assumptions? Here we go - new Post - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psz2...
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We are delighted to announce the speaker at this yearβs free #SLRC Annual Lecture will be Keir Monteith KC exploring 'The Use of Music in the Criminalisation of Young Black People'. Join us at DMU on Tuesday 29 April 6pm, to discuss this highly topical national issue π bit.ly/3R3BrCa #blacksky #uk
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Glad to see you here Labiπ
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Postgraduate Researcher @ University of Leeds. Interested in Britainβs Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 'Liberated Africans', St Helena, Migration and Atlantic History. Currently teaching 'Global Empires'.
Managing Director, Historical Research International | Canadaβs Top 100 Black Women to Watch for 2025 | Fellow, Royal Historical Society-UK | Rotarian | https://www.historicalresearchint.com/
Historian of race, blackness, and complexion in modern Britain | Teaching & Research Fellow in Black British History at the University of Edinburgh | Convenor at @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social
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Performance historian, disability historian.
Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation (NYU, 2024)
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#Historian. Author #BlackTudors #Heiresses (out September 2025) Collaborative educator #TeachingBlackTudors
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Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature at Brunel University of London
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A podcast for all with a common interest in history. Run and hosted by Mark Martin, the pod is his hobby. Heβs an Arsenal fan and Wargamer.
Listen on any podcast app: https://bit.ly/4huFXEJ
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MA Early Modern History student at The University of Sheffield, specialising in Caribbean slavery in the 17th & 18th centuries.
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Investor, TV Dragon, Planet Hugger and admirer of many things.
Historian of Britain and the World at the University of York. Interested in cities, art-making and the future. Liverpool and the Un-Making of Britain out now: www.samwetherell.com
Historian | Writer | Lapsed Lawyer | Professor JHU | Director Hard Histories | Author The Trouble of Color, Vanguard, Birthright Citizens | msjonz@jhu.edu
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Historian & Lecturer at KCL. Formerly co-lead on Runnymede Trust's http://ourmigrationstory.org.uk & researcher on AHRC Beyond Banglatown http://beyondbanglatown.org.uk. PhD on British citizenship and immigration policy
British Empire Professor, University of Sussex. Co-editor, MUP Studies in Imperialism series. Views here own.
Blogs on politics of colonial history here: https://alanlester.co.uk Editor https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-truth-about-empire/
Sunday Times bestselling author. FRSL. FRHistS. WTF. #Empireworld #EmpireLand #TheBoyWithTheTopknot #MarriageMaterial. Pre-order my book on George Michael, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, published by Picador in 2026. www.sathnam.com
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