Getting to Know ‘Black London’

Nigerian cuisine with a twist, live reggae and a bustling market: Here’s where — and how — to experience the British capital’s vibrant and multifaceted Black communities.

Surrounded by a bright yellow wall with rows of blue rectangles, an entranceway gives way to shops and restaurants, with red, orange and yellow lanterns overhead. People can be seen browsing, and one person is walking out, holding a blue plastic bag. Above the entrance is a blue sign with white letters that spell out "Brixton Village." — Brixton Village market in South London has restaurants, produce stores and shops selling jewelry, clothing, art and more.Credit...Ayesha Kazim for The New York Times

A metal sculpture of a woman holding a book stands in front of a stately white building with arched windows and doors. On one side of the sculpture is a white globe with brightly painted figures on it. Large potted plants have been placed in front of the building.

A sculpture of the Trinidadian activist Claudia Jones, by the artist Favour Jonathan, stands in front of the Black Cultural Archives, on Windrush Square in Brixton.Credit...Ayesha Kazim for The New York Times

#OnThisDay 1983: A classic 1953 BBC film got an '80s reboot, in London to Brighton in Three-and-a-Half Minutes.

Even quicker than the original, in colour, and with a propulsive soundtrack by Kim McCroddan of the Radiophonic Workshop.

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