Black History Month

Around Suffolk in 40 Stories is an audio project by Suffolk Libraries, led by and in collaboration with award-winning storyteller Glenys Newton and in partnership with BBC Radio Suffolk.

The podcast is available to listen to on Spotify.

• Tonia Wilson (Ep. 2)

• Antonio Santana (Ep. 3)

• Pierre Rollins (Ep. 4)

• Neil Mason (Ep. 15)

• Trevor Jones (Ep. 16)

• Ian Brown (Ep. 18)

• Curtis Blanc (Ep. 21)

• Angelle Joseph (Ep. 22)

• Lanai Collis Phillips (Ep. 39)

Free Speech is the Suffolk Libraries' podcast series celebrating public libraries' history as spaces for free learning and freedom of speech.

The podcast is available to listen to on our YouTube channel.

• Jason Kofi-Haye (Ep. 12)

• Angelle Joseph (Ep. 14)

• Youth Takeover with the Ipswich Youth Council (Ep. 15)

• El-Emcee (Ep. 17)

• Ashton Jones (Ep. 18)

• Lanai Collis-Phillips (Ep. 19)

• Lavinya Stennett (The Black Curriculum) (Ep. 21)

• Karl Nova (Ep. 22)

• Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE (Ep. 36)

Learn more about black authors and creatives who Suffolk Libraries has interviewed over the years.

• Artist Talk and Q&A with EVEWRIGHT

• Meet the Author: Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

• Meet the Author: Monique Roffey

• Meet the Author: Femi Kayode

• Meet the Author: Kit De Waal

• Meet the Author: Dreda Say Mitchell

Explore our chosen book titles for Black History Month, specially curated by our team of librarians.

All titles are available to borrow from any library in Suffolk with your library card.

• Children's titles for Black History Month

• Fiction titles for Black History Month

• Non-fiction titles for Black History Month

• eLibrary picks for Black History Month

Local organisations:

• Aspire Black Suffolk

• Karibu African Women's Support Group

• Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE)

• BME Suffolk Support Group

National organisations:

• Blueprint For All

• Black Minds Matter

• 100 Black Men of London