‘We must tell our stories’: Lenny Henry introduces a Black British culture takeover

Across the arts, Black British artists are making their voices heard. To mark the moment, Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder have guest-edited the Saturday magazine's culture section

Black lives matter. Before it is an organisation or capitalised political movement, it is just a simple statement of fact. Black people's lives are important and have meaning. However, too often when we discuss the meaning of the phrase, we frame our discussions around how our lives are not valued.