Britain was built on the backs of slaves. A memorial is the least they deserve
It’s remarkable to me that Britain continues to ignore and deny the role people of African heritage played in building the nation. That must change now. Read my latest Guardian column here.
Judging the Booker Prize
Read moreBlack History Month @Mayer Brown
Great panel and frank discussions about the challenges that we as black people in the legal profession face. Mayer Brown, October 2019
The Booker Prize 2019
Read moreNew Daughters of Africa at Wimbledon Book Fest
On Saturday 12th October 2019, I chaired the literary legend Margaret Busby and writers Leone Ross and Irenosen Okojie to celebrate the remarkable range of creativity from the African diaspora, and the incredible future that lies ahead for black women writers.
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi review – a brilliantly simple argument
We are either racist or antiracist, there is nothing in between, argues this powerful memoir and political guide
Launching our children’s book Equal to Everything at the Supreme Court
Money raised goes to Legal Action Group, a charity doing essential work to advocate for access to justice.
What I learned from my year of reading outside the box
As a Booker prize judge, I encountered stories I would never have consciously sought out, and it was wonderful
Black @ Uber
Kicking off Black History Month with the beautiful folks at Uber UK who have formed a black network. And the jollof rice was on point….