Stella
Dadzie
Dadzie is a black feminist activist, artist and writer. She is co-author of The Heart of the Race (1985) and author of A Kick in the Belly (2020). Her archive is housed in the Black Cultural Archives.
Stella Dadzie:
A Whole Heap of Mix Up
Reflections from a life lived in the struggle by black British feminist and activist, Stella Dadzie. Stella Dadzie has been a key figure in the black women’s movement in Britain since the 1970s. This unique new collection showcases her personal, political and creative writing, covering themes from her family life and early years to political activism, travel in Africa and the Caribbean, and race and gender inequalities in Britain.
Taken together, they constitute a major contribution to the literature on black women’s lives in Britain, offering new insights into the issues that have defined a generation. The book will be an instant classic in the black British feminist canon.
“The way I see it, I am one of many. My life and its ephemera are part of a rich and complex tapestry of parallel or overlapping lives – a kaleidoscope of lived experiences that, viewed together, will define my generation of Black and brown women, warts and all.”
2026
Feb 12
We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities
BOOK TOUR
OCTOBER 9
Book Launch, readings and
guest performances LABS Camden,
OCTOBER 12
BBC Radio interview with Jaqueline Shepherd
OCTOBER 13
Stella Dadzie in conversation with
Suzanne Scafe. Brixton Library,
OCTOBER 21
Stella Dadzie event at
The Feminist Library
OCTOBER 25
Book event at Tron Theatre, Glasgow
OCTOBER 30
Stella Dadzie in conversation with
Nydia A. Swaby Queen's House, RMG
Talk at the History of Africa and its Diasporas department, University of Bristol.
november 27
listen up
Playlist for the book launch, curated by Stella