A collection of essays that focus on the various forces of Black identity on both sides of the Atlantic in relation to the African Diaspora

Easy-to-use reference book including more than 2,500 names and what they mean

Biographies of mixed-race figures including Bob Marley, Mary Seacole and Shirley Bassey

This collection begins and ends with Cheddi Jagan’s revelation of political and electoral corruption in Guyana

The second of two volumes examines the absence of policies directed at the needs of Britain's Black communities in the 1990s

Covering a range of subjects including education, housing and social services, this book gives a concise review of the issues underlying the development of the plight of Black people in 90s Britain

Essential reading for cricket fans which recalls the events, issues, attitudes and personalities that were central to the evolution of West Indian cricket

In-depth analysis tracing the history and development of Western racism, the ideology which underpins it and the power which makes it operable

A fascinating, but at the same time sad and disturbing, history of these unique regiments which also examines the way in which Black soldiers, regardless of loyalty, devotion to duty and skill at arms, were never fully accepted in a white man’s army

This book recalls the contribution made by West Indian men and women in defence of the 'Mother Country' during World War II

An exploration of the nature and meaning of race and racism in British society and the nature of British and English national identity

A classic document of anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist struggle from one of the veteran freedom fighters of the Third World

Aimed at the younger reader, this book features some of the great figures and events in African history

Published in 1987, this part biography part social commentary contains all the elements of the life story of any West Indian in Britain

The second of three novels about history’s forgotten or too little remembered people. It features the first great anti-slavery revolution in Haiti and the towering figure of Toussaint L’Ouverture

This represents the third of three novels on history’s forgotten or too little remembered indigenous people who were colonised and enslaved by Europeans

An account of the remarkable life and work of a man referred to as the African Saint

The story of a life committed to community, to the struggle for racial equality and to the celebration of Black culture