LANRE BAKARE: WE WERE THERE

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LANRE BAKARE: WE WERE THERE

Celebrate the publication of acclaimed writer Lanre Bakare’s first book. Hear from the author and special guests.

We Were There: How Black Culture, Resistance and Community Shaped Modern Britain by Lanre Bakare is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London.

Lanre Bakare has a stellar reputation as a Guardian writer, covering the intersection of art, race, and culture. Lanre believes that when people think about the recent history of Black Britain, they inevitably think of London. Having grown up in Bradford, Bakare wanted to write a corrective to that; this book is that corrective. He takes us on an epic journey across the UK, visiting Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff, Bradford, Wigan, Manchester and more.

Join us for an insightful event with Bakare and special guests, as he spotlights the extraordinary voices and stories of Black Britons and Black British culture.

We Were There: How Black Culture, Resistance and Community Shaped Modern Britain will be available to buy at this event.

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BIOGRAPHY

Lanre Bakare was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He is a correspondent covering arts and culture for the Guardian, where his writing focuses on the intersection of art, race and culture across multiple disciplines. He was senior correspondent on the award-winning Cotton Capital project and has worked in New York and Los Angeles as part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guardian US team.

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LANRE BAKARE: WE WERE THERE
30 April 2025, 18.30-20.00

Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
Mann Island
Liverpool L3 1BP

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£7.50 / £5
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