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For more than 250 years, Black writers, publishers, journalists and activists have shaped Britain's literary and media landscape. Yet the history of Black publishing is about more than individual success stories. It is also the story of communities building their own platforms, presses, newspapers, magazines, bookshops and cultural institutions when mainstream publishing failed to provide space for their voices. From abolitionist pamphlets and pioneering autobiographies to di

IBHM-UK launches their theme for Black History Month UK 2026 - Breaking Barriers to Publishing Futures - and all the ways to celebrate it in October.