<p>Sir Lenny Henry rang up the Office for National Statistics to confirm something he'd been thinking about for a long time. They told him that only 29.5% of the United Kingdom's population is made up of white, heterosexual, able-bodied men; so, he wonders, why do they still make up the vast majority of people we see in our media?\nJoining forces with the former Chair of the Royal Television Society's Diversity Committee Marcus Ryder, he draws on decades of experience to reveal why recent efforts to diversify media have been thus far ineffective, and why they are simply not enough. With wit, humour and unflinching gravitas they analyse the flaws of current diversity initiatives, point out the structural and financial imbalances working against the cause, and provide clear solutions to get the media industry back on track.\nAccess All Areas is an urgent, actionable manifesto that will dramatically shift the debate around diversity and the media.</p>

Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond

History

Henry, Lenny

Ryder, Marcus

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Faber&Faber

<p>This is more than a book – it’s an incitement to change people’s perceptions.\nGeorge Floyd’s murder and the resulting protests sparked a truly international movement, and one of the most prominent displays of solidarity with US protestors came from Britain. In the summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter rallies in London were attended by tens of thousands of people, and they reinvigorated the conversations around what it means to be Black and British.\nIn this collection, seventeen prominent Black British figures explore their experience within Britain and demonstrate that their lives and work should be celebrated when they are too often undervalued. Edited by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder, two leading British television personalities and champions for diversity in media, this collection illustrates the global impact that Black Lives Matter has had, and introduces a unique international perspective to what started as an American movement.\n“We achieve everything not because we are superhuman. We achieve the things we achieve because we are human. Our strength does not come from not having any weaknesses, our strength comes from overcoming them” ― Doreen Lawrence.\n"I always presumed racism would always be here, that it was a given. But the truth is, it was not always here, it was invented." ― David Olusoga\n“Our identity and experience will shape every story, bleed into every poem, inform every essay whether it’s about Black ‘issues’ or not” ― Kit de Waal</p>

Black British Lives Matter: A Clarion Call for Equality

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

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