Newspapers, newsletters, magazines and journals

The collection is enormously varied, and includes magazines appealing to a wide readership, as well as those focusing on cultural identity, social and political issues, business, economic development, fashion, health, education, the arts, sport and music, as well as a large number addressed to women readers.

The periodical collections includes, but is not limited to, the following publications:

• The Voice
• Straight No Chaser
• Roots
• Black Beauty
• Brixton Defence Campaign Bulletin
• Drum
• Race Today
• Rastafari Speaks

This collection is available for research. Readers are strongly urged to contact Black Cultural Archives in advance of their visit. Some of the material may be stored off-site and advance notice of at least a week is needed in order to retrieve this material.

Please note, 'The Voice' (PERIODICALS/1) is currently stored offsite and we may need at least a full week's advance notice in order to retrieve this material.

The reading room is open for access to archive materials Wednesdays-Fridays, 10am-4pm. The reading room is also open late every second Thursday of the month, 1pm-7pm.

Please email the archivist to book an appointment archives@bcaheritage.org.uk