At the new V&A East Museum, The Music is Black: A British Story, arrives as both celebration and reckoning – a sweeping exploration of how Black music has shaped the cultural heartbeat of Britain. In this thoughtful review, John Stevenson reflects on the exhibition’s powerful blend of nostalgia, politics, resistance, and creativity, tracing the enduring influence of Black British sound for over a century.
February did not whisper, it exposed.
From the BAFTA stage to global politics, from representation to real power, this month forced uncomfortable conversations into the open. In this Editor’s Letter, Dr Diahanne Rhiney interrogates visibility, hierarchy, solidarity, and the cost of performative progress.
If you care about power, equity, and the responsibility of independent Black media, this is a reflection you won’t want to miss.
