Synopsis
Inspirational Black Britons describe what it is like to be Black and British today.
- Programme: Black Is the New Black
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2016
- History | Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day | Migration to & from Britain c.790 to the present day | 1900-c.2010
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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