Pre-order for publication on the 12th of September 2024

Black History for Every Day of the Year

David Olusoga, Yinka Olusoga Illustrated by Kemi Olusoga

KEYNOTE

With an entry for each day of the year, this is a unique and vital celebration of Black history, sweeping across the world and through the ages, by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.

DESCRIPTION

Black History for Every Day of the Year by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and his siblings, Yinka Olusoga and Kemi Kilburn, gives readers a unique and vital celebration of Black history, sweeping across the world and through the ages.

In these pages you will see hope and connection, ingenuity and creativity, alongside tales of racism and oppression, resistance and celebration. From the Victorian Transatlantic anti-slavery movement to the Black contribution to World Wars One and Two, the work of Black creatives during the Harlem Renaissance to Beyonce and Stormzy, this book is about well known figures and unsung heroes, famous and lesser known key cultural moments and includes important information about Black people throughout history, from ancient times to the modern day.

With pieces of history broken down by date, this is the perfect book to dip into time and time again. Accompanied by quotes, poems, illustrations and pictures, Black History for Every Day of the year is for all ages, revealing a rich history that is relevant to us all.

Biography:

David Olusoga is a historian, broadcaster and BAFTA award- winning presenter and filmmaker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester and a regular contributor to the Guardian, Observer, New Statesman and BBC History Magazine. His books include Black and British, which won the PEN Hessell- Tiltman Prize and the Longman-History Today Trustees Award, The Kaiser’s Holocaust and The World’s War. He is also the author of Black and British: A Short Essential History, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize. He was also a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Black British History. In 2019 he was awarded an OBE for services to history and community integration.

Dr Yinka Olusoga is a lecturer in Education at the University of Sheffield. She is an historian of childhood and play, and works with museums and archives to get children, families and teachers excited about history and interacting with primary historical sources.

Kemi Olusoga is an artist and historian who has worked with and within the Heritage sector, interpreting history through exhibitions and publications.