The Essay Episodes Available now
The woman with the spoon—Discovering Black Portraiture
5/5 Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project.
The man with the pipe—Discovering Black Portraiture
4/5 Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project
The man with the French horn—Discovering Black Portraiture
3/5 Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project
The boy with the monkey on his back—Discovering Black Portraiture
2/5 Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project
The man with the ship on his head—Discovering Black Portraiture
1/5 Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project
Michael Manley—Thinking Black
5/5 Writer Colin Grant asks who is black and who isn’t – and who gets to decide?
Sandra Laing—Thinking Black
4/5 Writer Colin Grant explores the history and consequences of racial passing.
Bert Williams—Thinking Black
3/5 Writer Colin Grant explores the history and evolution of minstrelsy.
John Howard Griffin—Thinking Black
2/5 Colin Grant examines how black people often experience invisibility in wider society.
Peter Fryer—Thinking Black
1/5 Colin Grant explores whether it’s appropriate for a white writer to write black history.
