The latest on Black USAF - it's getting exciting!

Haywood Magee / 'The Yanks* in England, 1952' /Getty Images. The photo was taken on RAF Lakenheath.

Well, here we are in February with Valentine cards and Easter eggs on supermarket shelves!

Since our last project update (about the large collection of free high quality images given to Black USAF by Getty Images), we've been focusing heavily on finishing our interviews with the public.

Our final interview is now in the bag, and our researchers Eleanor and Isobel are in the final stages of their work.

We're very excited about uploading lots of a new content to the website in a few weeks so we can share people's oral histories and some key background research.

The interviews cover a range of themes with people sharing memories from the 1960s to the 1990s. From music and food to sport and religion, together we've covered a lot of ground.

We're in the process of updating the website and planning our marketing strategy to reach our key audiences, and beyond.

Once again, and importantly, a huge thanks goes to Arts Council England funding through its National Lottery Project Fund. And further support from the Essex Cultural Diversity Project. The funding is making this important work, which is recording and preserving hidden stories of the Black diaspora, possible.

The project is also in support of our American cousins.

We're in conversation with partners with the aim of expanding on Black USAF's work. So if you know of any avenues we could explore to source funding and other support, please feel free to drop us an email or DM via our Instagram or Facebook: @projectblackusaf.

*This term is considered an old fashioned term used by British towards North American people. Although not directly a slur, it can be used to stereotype or belittle.