We Were There: How Black culture and community shaped modern Britain by Lanre Bakare #joyce ’ – Paul Ainsworth

’ – Paul Ainsworth

Some may be more renowned – such as designer Norman Hartnell or suitcase-maker Louis Vuitton – but most are ordinary

and never mind the next

A wonderful way to record the everyday

and record covers

We Were There: How Black culture and community shaped modern Britain by Lanre Bakare #joyce ’ – Paul AinsworthThis is the story of a hidden Britain. A Black Britain. One that existed outside London and forces us to reappraise what it means to be British. AN OBSERVER, GQ MAGAZINE, ESQUIRE AND INEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Rocked by economic turmoil, the rise of the National Front, heavy handed anti immigration policies and widespread civil unrest, Thatchers Britain was in tumult. And yet, all around this nation, Black creativity, community and resistance