Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. It is now unmistakably post-holiday season, and in some parts of Africa, the last of the “Detty December” revellers are packing their bags. …
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Black British culture
- Car Culture & Lifestyle
From the World Cup to the return of Michaela Coel, 2026 promises to excite and bring joy
The week between Christmas and New Year is a unique time. You’re free to not worry about what day of the week it is, or think too heavily on anything …
- Car Culture & Lifestyle
What to read in 2026: recommendations from booksellers and publishers in Abuja, Nairobi and Brighton
From the richness of Nigeria’s modern literary scene, to the thriving publishing ecosystem of Kenya and the booming creativity coming from black British and African American writers, we asked an …
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m Adria R Walker, a Mississippi-based race and equity reporter for the Guardian US, and I’m excited to be taking over this week. …
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I review Michelle Obama’s new podcast, IMO, which is surprising in the ways it breaks with the Michelle of the past. …
- Car Culture & Lifestyle
‘As a film lover, I want more’: the Black female directors taking centre stage
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I spoke to Rógan Graham, a curator of the British Film Institute’s latest season, Black Debutantes: A Collection of Early Works …
- Car Culture & Lifestyle
‘I like pushing boundaries’: Yinka Shonibare on his landmark art show in Madagascar
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. Earlier this month I was in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where I checked out the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s first major solo exhibition in Africa. …


