Black Man ListenThe first biography of JR Ralph Casimir (1898 1986), a Pan Africanist and poet from the Caribbean island of Dominica. This biography, lovingly written by his grand daughter, explores his political and personal life. In particular it examines his involvement with Marcus Garveys Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) of which he was a founding member, organiser and agent for Garveys Black Star Line. He committed his life to opposing the

Sinéad Gleeson

becoming by turns a motley

at a pit stop

exerting a softly fragmentary style that underpins Alice’s vacillations

In no time they are a newspaper headline – Kidnap Fury of the Smoking Lovers

before crossing several decades (and haircuts) on the gay scene in Manchester

Ibrahim al-Koni

About the editor: Anne Joseph is a freelance feature writer and editor

language and resistance

David Arnold

Reflecting on Okpokwasili’s and Peter Born’s practice and installation from March 2020

Jim Godbolt began a lifelong involvement with jazz in the 1930s