The Era of Reclamation: In Search of Black History with Bonnie Greer OBE

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Bonnie Greer is an American-British playwright, novelist, critic, broadcaster and former deputy chair of the British Museum. This Friday 21st February, the museum plays host to the first of a series of events that form part of her ‘Era of Reclamation’ series. This follows the success of the audible series ‘In Search of Black History with Bonnie Greer’. Friday’s event explores the contribution of the Caribbean region (‘Meta Africa as described by Greer) and its peoples. She will be joined by a panel of special guests including the award-winning Jamaican British playwright Patricia Cumper MBE, acclaimed actor and director Jacques Martial, and writer, broadcaster and cultural figure, Margaret Busby OBE.

Margaret Busby OBE, Hon. FRSL (Nana Akua Ackon) is a major cultural figure in Britain and around the world. Born in Ghana and graduating from London University, Busby became Britain’s youngest and first black woman publisher when she co-founded Allison & Busby in the late 1960s. Allision & Busby published notable authors including Buchi Emecheta, Nuruddin Farah, Rosa Guy, C. L. R. James, Michael Moorcock and Jill Murphy. A writer, editor, broadcaster and literary critic, she has also written drama for BBC radio and the stage. She is also known for interviewing high-profile writers including Toni Morrison and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, judging prestigious literary prizes and serving on the boards of many notable institutes, including the Royal Literary Fund, Wasafiri magazine, Tomorrow’s Warriors, and the Africa Centre in London. The series provides a challenging, thought-provoking and radical forum for debate on one of the most vital issues facing museums and cultural spaces in the UK and globally: reclamation. Reclamation entails ownership not only of ourselves and our identities but of what we believe belongs to us, as well as wider questions of identity, belonging, diversity and interconnection. For more information please visit the British Museum website.