Piers Morgan should try watching and listening during Black History Month

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black History Month began yesterday, and in 2020, there’s never been a better time to learn about racism – not only in the present, but in the past too. Simultaneously, awaiting the full list of Netflix titles, I hope that the focus isn’t simply black representation – but also, explicitly, black history – in Britain as well as America. So often Black History Month is interpreted by broadcasters and cultural institutions as either simply “Black Month” or “Black History Month” – but what about culture that discusses black, British history? If you’re interested in black representation in pop music after Stormzy became the first black British solo headliner at Glastonbury last year, why not watch the Story of Lovers’ Rock a documentary by the same filmmaker that shows how descendants of the Windrush generation gave rise to a whole new genre of music that influenced bands like The Police and Culture Club?