Jimmy James West
@ejwestuk
Historian and dog-handler. Author of 5 books of varying quality. I like fixed gear bikes and being outside.
"Oh you're sitting a Mastiff-Rottweiler cross? Are they hard dogs to handle?" The dog:
Working on proofs for a new piece I'm excited to get out, exploring the creation of Black History Month in Britain, transnational activism, and political blackness in the 1980s
Two exciting Black Press opportunities - an early career workshop and publishing opportunity on the Global Black Press at Brown University (July 1 deadline), and a two-day symposium in March 2027 at Howard University to mark the Bicentennial of the Black Press (September 18 deadline).
It's "stick your whole head inside a frozen Greek yoghurt pot" hot for Ernie.
820 EBONY/JET Really pleased to see this come together for Barbara, who has been working on this project for more than a decade. Text by Deb Willis, Brenna Greer, Carla Williams, myself and others, available to pre-order for SEP '26 release. www.artbook.com/978196930304...
Registration now open for the BMRC 20th anniversary symposium, Chicago, June 17-18 - join us! Full line-up here: bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/events/bmrc-...
Getting closer to the Black Press bicentennial in 2027 and we have a cover for our collection marking this landmark anniversary! Out in December and available to pre-order now from www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... - please consider asking your local library or university to purchase.
If anyone is in Toronto next week on Feb. 19, come see us talk about our UCL-UofT funded project on ethnic media and digital transition.
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Black Chicago History, Feb 26 with CDS and BMRC: events.uchicago.edu/event/259892...
Near and far: Pico de la Nieves and rediscovering some old off-road routes around mine
'tis the book-flogging season, so would be remiss of me not to highlight 40 percent off my books with @umasspress.bsky.social (code HOLIDAY) and @illinoispress.bsky.social (code HOLIDAY40) - plenty of other great books also available!
Would be pretty funny if this series was just Olusoga relitigating the reasons why he accepted an OBE.
Event later today - chairing Martha Patterson's BMRC talk about her work on influential Black journalist Era Bell Thompson. Join us! (bit late for the UK crowd though, sorry). bit.ly/47aB0xO
Also no they shouldn't be on the patio they keep Jackie Chan-ing their way over the fence. Zero input from the worlds worst guard dog.