Very excited about my upcoming talk with The National Archives! Tune in next Friday (29 May) at 2pm UK/9am EST (which is bedtime Korean time, though I think it's worth it to stay up late on this occasion). www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...
New (February 2026): Originary Violations: Discursive Constructions of Caribbean Motherhood and Motherlands - By Paula Morgan and Hannah Regis | University of the West Indies Press | More information can be found here: www.uwipress.com/978976658068...
Historian Carrie Gibson tells the epic story of the fight to end slavery.
It was a great honour to be asked to speak at the 57th annual conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians @achconference.bsky.social in Kingston Jamaica earlier this week. I attended with my colleagues Michelle Charters (Head of the International Slavery Museum) & Olivia McCormick. #ACH
Book: Searching for My Slave Roots by Malik Al Nasir.
When I see generations of a wealthy family, I generally assume they were slave traders. Many of them have turned up in this book & many more that surprised me. The Gladstones have a lot to answer for #BookSky
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This week, The ThinkLab @thinklab.bsky.social teamed up with @writingpartners.bsky.social @suaw.bsky.social to host the inaugural Community in Writing Symposium in Cambridge.
First, a sincere thank you to @webhooligan.bsky.social for being with us, and for bringing #shutupandwrite into the world.
Malik Al Nasir
Black Music is the backbone of the UK music industry.
New report #BlackMusicMeansBusiness reveals Black music generated 80% (£24.5bn) of UK recorded music value over 30 years.
Thanks to Liverpool Book Festival for hosting me and showcasing my books at the weekend. I took “Letters to Gil” my memoir of my life with the poet & activist Gil Scott-Heron, & my new book “Searching for my Slave Roots” charting my roots quest back to Guyana.
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