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UK African and Caribbean stories, topics and discussion from across local BBC radio.

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Tributes paid to Windrush pioneer
WW2 veteran and Windrush pioneer Alford Gardner's life is celebrated by family.
03 Oct 2024,4 mins
Festival to offer opportunities for Black authors
Black British Book Festival to offer more support to Black authors.
28 Sep 2024,4 mins
Traplord: Event looks at Black men's mental health
Event explores the mental health of Black men through dance.
27 Sep 2024,3 mins
UK's first Black British popstar honoured
Linda Lewis recieves Blue Plaque for her services to music.
19 Sep 2024,3 mins
Actor reveals life lessons in best seller
Actor Jordan Stephens reveals the lessons he has learnt during his career in book.
19 Sep 2024,3 mins
Black History for Every Day of the Year
Black History for Every Day of the Year is a book celebrating the lives of Black people.
13 Sep 2024,2 mins
World Afro Hair Day: Founder wants change in law
The organiser of World Afro Hair Day wants a law in place to protect Afro Hair.
13 Sep 2024,6 mins
Kim's Convenience: Play set in community store
Kim's Convenience is a story of a busy shopkeeper who is originally from Korea.
13 Sep 2024,6 mins
Piano Love: Romance set in Soweto's streets
Piano Love is a romantic drama set in Soweto's vibrant communities.
06 Sep 2024,7 mins
The Cimarons: The UK's first reggae band
The UK's first reggae band is featured in a documentary, Harder Than The Rock.
04 Sep 2024,6 mins
Daughters: A true story about girls and their jailed dads
The Netflix documentary is a story about a dance date for girls and their jailed dads.
30 Aug 2024,4 mins
The Lost Holliday screened at SOUL film festival
Empire star Jussie Smolle stars in The Lost Holliday which explores LGPTQ issues.
30 Aug 2024,12 mins
House Gospel Choir mark 10 years and a new album
House Gospel Choir celebrate10 years with the release of a second album.
24 Aug 2024,6 mins
Ex-footballer talks about role as match fixer
Moses Swaibu reveals role in match fixing in England.
24 Aug 2024,7 mins
BBC streams Notting Hill Carnival live
Notting Hill Carnival goes out live BBC iplayer.
24 Aug 2024,2 mins
Northern collective of creatives showcase talent
The group is made up artists who work in film and design and show off their talent.
14 Aug 2024,6 mins
Luxury hair experience offered for textured hair
Businesswoman Judy Koloko wants to bring luxury Afro Hair-Textured Salons to the UK.
14 Aug 2024,5 mins
First UK Black Healthcare Awards launched
UK Black healthcare awards celebrate the work of health care professionals.
14 Aug 2024,3 mins
JLS star JB Gill joins Strictly
JLS star JB Gill talks about Strictly and touring.
14 Aug 2024,8 mins
Lavelle sings at a Hundred cricket match
Lavelle talks about performing at one of England's biggest cricket tournaments.
08 Aug 2024,6 mins
Shifters: Black love story hits West End
Love story about a Black couple heads for London's West End.
08 Aug 2024,4 mins
Benji Reid: Pioneer of hip hop theatre
Benji Reid is a pioneer of hip hop theatre and award-winning photographer.
07 Aug 2024,3 mins
Lloydie Coxsone: Reggae sound system legend
DJ Lloydie Coxsone is one of the originators of sound systems in the UK.
07 Aug 2024,9 mins
Olympic Breaking: The UK's first B-Girl
Hanifa McQueen Hudson also known as Bubbles makes her debut in Paris.
07 Aug 2024,2 mins
Morgan Lake: High jumper aims for Olympic glory
High Jumper Morgan Lake talks about her journey to the Olympics.
25 Jul 2024,4 mins
Julian Marley set to headline Simmer Down Festival
Singer Julian Marley set to perform at Simmer Down Festival.
25 Jul 2024,2 mins
Devon Malcom: Encouraging Black kids into cricket
Devon Malcolm is urging more children from the Carribbean community to take up cricket.
25 Jul 2024,4 mins
Parkinsons Disease: Breaking the taboo
Parkinsons Disease: Raising awareness amongst the Black community
19 Jul 2024,5 mins
Omarion: The lessons of independence
R & B singer Omarian talks about taking control of your music.
19 Jul 2024,6 mins
Daley Thompson: Olympian Superhero
Daley Thompson: Olympian star reflects on his achievements
19 Jul 2024,3 mins