Listen, watch and read

Listen: music playlist

To celebrate Black History Haringey 365, the Haringey library team have compiled an audio journey, a playlist on Spotify, providing a walk through the history of modern black music from Gospel, Jazz, Blues and Soul, Calypso, Soca, Ska, Reggae, R'n'B, Hip-Hop, House, Garage and Grime.

Enjoy music by artists such as Lord Kitchener, The Might Sparrow, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Fela Kuti, Jimmy Cliff, The Jacksons, The Wailers, Aswad, Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, Missy Elliott, Omar, Jay-Z, Tupac, Kanye, Kano, Kendrick, Akala, Steel Pulse, Craig David, Sade, Stormzy and more!

(parental discretion is advised when listening).

Listen to the playlist on Spotify (external link)
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Watch: film list

Enjoy a selection of black history and culture themed films and documentaries, or ones made by black filmmakers, available to hire from Haringey libraries.

BHH 365 films

Download a PDF copy of the film list including previously selected films.

For further documentaries and films, check out these filmmakers and archives:

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Read: Books for adults 

Our library staff have created a selection of books tackling themes relevant to Black History and those written by black authors. 

All titles below are available for loan, check the online catalogue to see what is available in your local library. If you're not yet a member, you can also join the library online.

We also have a selection of black history and culture themed eBooks available to download for free.

Adult fiction

These titles are available in digital format only:



For a more extensive list of books, download a PDF copy of the book list, which includes titles selected in previous years.

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African and Caribbean book collections in Haringey libraries

Haringey libraries hold permanent African-Caribbean book collections in each branch library. Titles included in the collections are marked "A/C" on the spine and range from classic to contemporary fiction, biographies, history and much more.

 

To find out more visit the Haringey libraries pages.
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Read: Books for children and young adults 

Enjoy a selection of black history and culture themed children's books, especially selected by Haringey libraries.

All titles below are available for loan, check the online catalogue to see what is available in your local library.

Children's fiction

Children's non-fiction

Young adult fiction and non-fiction

  

For a more extensive list of books, download a PDF copy of the book list, which includes titles selected in previous years.

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New Beacon Books

New Beacon Books was founded in 1966 by John La Rose and his partner Sarah White. The shop based in Stroud Green Road was the UK's first black publisher, specialist bookshop and international book distributor.

 

Find out more about New Beacon Books (external link)
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