Lanre Bakare

Black Britons altered the DNA of music, fashion and sport in this country. But why is it framed as a London story? Bradford-born writer Lanre Bakare explores how it reaches far beyond the capital – and farther back in time

Drummer and band leader used Brits awards stage to spotlight clubs that help musicians like himself to thrive

Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illness

Charles Chambers was a key innovator in dance music, speeding up beats and adding raunchy lyrics, and inspiring Daft Punk and Justice

Curator of Design Museum show says ‘human-centric’ approach to design needs overhaul amid climate crisis

The Brutalist composer Daniel Blumberg mentioned the experimental music space in his acceptance speech

Film stars and directors celebrate the life and work of the Oscar winner, who was found dead alongside his wife and one of his dogs, as it emerges there was a lengthy delay before their bodies were identified

A Thousand Blows, the knockout new drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, puts Victorian-era boxer Hezekiah Moscow in the spotlight. But it doesn’t even begin to do justice to the astonishing real-life history

As artists call for better access to the arts, Sally Wainwright, Steven Knight, Larry Achiampong and others speak out

Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately

Prominent figures in the arts say class is a key factor that determines who can make it in the creative industries

Janette Rosing built up pioneering trove of 8,000 images dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution

Curators and artists say this is a time of overdue recognition but others are cautious about the longevity of the moment

Postal Museum says research featured in new exhibition shows how global postal service was ‘tool of empire’

Alterations, by Michael Abbensetts, follows a Guyanese tailor as he tries to establish himself on Carnaby Street

Conservation groups say University of Wolverhampton’s proposals overlook historical significance of art school

Dominic Sandbrook working with composer Joseph Phibbs on project that will explore Thatcher’s time as PM

Some staff work 18-hour days, some sleep on floor and some have no access to drinking water, finds research

Hujar warmly captured gay life in downtown New York in the 1970s but was little known in his lifetime

Exclusive: Wiener Holocaust Library has digitised more than 150,000 items including letters, pamphlets and photos