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It was the Hindu festival of lights Diwali and we continue talking about Black History month in the UK: Black British artists & Historians.

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Hi everyone 👋🏽.

It was the Hindu festival of Diwali & despite not being a practising Hindu (actually a full blown atheist) I wish those who did celebrate a Happy Diwali.

The fireworks were still going on around me last night

It also continues to be Black History month over here in the UK & I’ve tried to make a more concerted effort in learning & seeing more. Unfortunately I’ve been a bit too all over the place to get more research/education/watch more done. Though I did go through @mymellowmanreturns recommendations1https://the-avocado.org/2025/10/15/the-cotl-celebrates/#comment-6782810253 & added one or two of my own:

Prompt: any Black British music or history you’d like to talk about?

I’d love to mention someone who is doing incredible work in my opinion, to bring attention & awareness to serious important issues about history that effects us even to this day:

David Olusoga is a phenomenal historian, writer, broadcaster & bafta winner, who is also a professor at the University of Manchester (a city that just so coincidentally is bucking the financial trend of every other city in the UK2weird coincidences right. Not as if a city focused on improving the lives of more people materially & educationally is gonna make a big difference 🙄.).

Searching him up led me to this interesting video:

Feel free to talk about anything you’d like to as well.

Hope you’re all doing well 🙏🏽.

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