by danelljones | Jan 20, 2023 | The Latest
A New Play about A.B.C. Merriman-Labor A new play about A.B.C. Merriman-Labor will be premiering at the Vault Festival in London, 28 February to 5 March! The co-writers, Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer have named it “Five Years with the Whiteman,” after...
by danelljones | Feb 3, 2022 | The Latest
More than 100 years after his death, A.B.C. Merriman-Labor’s Britons Through Negro Spectacles gets the recognition it deserves! So today, Penguin republished Britons Through Negro Spectacles as part of its “Black Britain Writing Back” series. The...
by danelljones | Nov 12, 2020 | The Latest
The world seems especially weighty at the moment, and we need our creativity more than ever. Yet, many of us find that creativity continually waylaid. Often the desire to create simply isn’t strong enough to defy a world of distractions, especially if we’re not sure...
by danelljones | Oct 9, 2020 | The Latest
The Krios of Sierra Leone One of the greatest parts of researching the life and times of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was the opportunity to learn about Krio history. I was immediately enthralled by the rich past of the Krio people. The Museum of London, Docklands, has been...
by danelljones | Oct 2, 2020 | The Latest
I am so proud to announce that a piece I wrote about A.B.C. Merriman-Labor’s Britons Through Negro Spectacles is part of a newly published academic book: Rebellious Writing: Contesting Marginalisation in Edwardian Britain. I am so grateful to the editor Lauren...
by danelljones | Oct 28, 2019 | The Latest
When Melbourne Garber came to Billings for the High Plains Book Awards we did a lot of talking. I loved hearing about life in Sierra Leone, his historical research, and, of course, his personal stories. I would say we spent the better part of three days in...
