The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Over 700 Birmingham children and families attended a programme of special events to celebrate World Book Day which took place on Thursday 3 March. Instead of just a single day to celebrate World Book Day there was a series of events which took place across Birmingham libraries throughout the week of World Book Day, with…
David Olusoga, one of the UK’s most respected historians and broadcasters, is due to attend the Birmingham Literature Festival 2021 on Saturday (9th Oct) during Birmingham Black History Month. The acclaimed writer will be in conversation about his new book ‘Black and British: A Forgotten History’ and take questions from the audience at an event…
Two very talented and exciting wordsmiths from Birmingham were named the city’s new Poets Laureate yesterday, chosen to represent the city through written and performance poetry. The Brummie duo were selected for special honours during yesterday’s National Poetry Day celebrations, which also marked the start of this year’s Birmingham Literature Festival.
“Homophobic” and “transphobic” leaflets targeting Birmingham residents have been met with anger as hundreds of them have been delivered to homes across the city. Published by the British wing of a conservative US Christian group, the pamphlets from organisation ‘Tradition, Family, Property’ describe gender theory as “totalitarianism” and describe the LGBTQ+ community as “anti-God”.
Birmingham music star and television presenter Jamelia will be discussing all things ‘Black Girls Bible’ with writers Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené in Digbeth next week. The musician will be joining the authors to discuss their work ‘Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible‘, a long-awaited and highly anticipated “guide to life for a generation of…
[THE BELOW EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED, POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR] Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give (THUG), comes back to Birmingham to talk about the phenomenal success that has seen her debut novel take the Number One spot in the New York Times Bestseller list for 65 weeks. The Hate U Give is…
BAFTA winner and social entrepreneur Akala confronted issues of race and class as part of a new book launched at Birmingham City University this evening. ‘Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire’ sees the MOBO award-winning artist discuss policing, education and politics, exploring issues which he considers are at the heart of the legacy…
Poet, writer and LGBTQi activist Yrsa Daley-Ward is in Birmingham next week to discuss her latest book ‘The Terrible’. Of mixed West Indian and West African heritage and born to a Jamaican mother and a Nigerian father, Yrsa was raised by her devout Seventh Day Adventist grandparents in the small English town of Chorley.
It is currently International Women’s Month, with International Women’s Day (IWD) taking place on Thursday 8th March. Both annual events are celebrated to highlight the contributions of women in history and contemporary society.
Young children at a school in Birmingham have been sharing their love of books today by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. Celebrating World Book Day with hundreds of other schools across the country, pupils at The Wisdom Academy donned outfits paying tribute to storybook and comic characters; from pirates, wizards and superheroes to princesses, queens and…