PhD Candidate, (History) University of Cambridge, St Catharine’s College. Poet, author “Letters to Gil” (William Collins, 2021) “Searching for my Slave Roots” (William Collins, 28 Aug 2025). Protégé of Gil Scott-Heron https://linktr.ee/malikalnasirhttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3mgu7pogbhc2qThanks to Liverpool Book Festival for hosting me and showcasing my books at the weekend. I took “Letters to Gil” my memoir of my life with the poet & activist Gil Scott-Heron, & my new book “Searching for my Slave Roots” charting my roots quest back to Guyana. https://www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/liverpool/events/liverpool-book-festival12 Mar 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu7pogbhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3mgpadk24cc2kCheck out Malik Al Nasir’s interview on BBC Radio Suffolk about his talk at The @CambridgeFestival in the Cambridge Union at 6pm 30 Mar 26, discussing his new book ‘Searching for My Slave Roots - From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge. #MalikAlNasir #BBC https://on.soundcloud.com/bCQ4gzTievFWfXBOcQ https://soundcloud.com/malik-al-nasir/bbc-radio-suffolk-6-mar-202610 Mar 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpadk24cc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3mcrdqmk45c2r“Growing up Black in the Merseyside care system. Dr Malik Al Nasir in New York Magazine, Nu Origins, about his adolescent years growing up in Liverpool’s care system… & his recently published book: Searching for My Slave Roots” #MalikAlNasir #NuOrigins #NewYork https://www.nuorigins.com/overcoming-the-horrors-of-liverpools-1970s-and-80s-care-system/19 Jan 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrdqmk45c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3m4f44ebnps2vCheck out my interveiw on Talk Radio Europe about the worlds 1st Black International footballer Andrew Watson. I’m also talking about my new book 📕 “Searching for my Slave Roots” #MalikAlNasir #SearchingForMySlaveRoots #TalkRadioEurope #Slavery #Colonialism #Spain #Europe https://youtu.be/9ztQJbJDLf8?si=yCJkEs67sLDImm9j30 Oct 2025 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4f44ebnps2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3m47n45hqbs2aThanks to Afrori Books in Brighton for hosting my book launch of ‘Searching for my Slave Roots’ at Brighton Jubilee Library on 25 Oct 2025, where I was in conversation with Nat Arias. #MalikAlNasir #NatArias #AfroriBooks #Brighton #SearchingForMySlaveRoots #BHM #BookLaunch28 Oct 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47n45hqbs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3m2x26mzflk2eI’ll be at the Birmingham Conservatoire tomorrow to present my new book “Searching for My Slave Roots” with Kehinde Andrews. Tickets here… https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/events-calendar/blf-searching-for-my-slave-roots-12-10-202511 Oct 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2x26mzflk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3m2urijjbjs24Thanks to all who came to my book launch in conversation with Dr. Amilcar Pereira from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro at St Catharine's College Cambridge last night. #MalikAlNasir #SearchingForMySlaveRoots #BookLaunch #BookSigning #WilliamCollins #Cambridge #StCatharinesCollegeCambridge10 Oct 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2urijjbjs24https://bsky.app/profile/malikalnasir.bsky.social/post/3lzxynihuwc2wThanks to Leicester City Council for leading with my book launch for their BHM announcement. I’ll be presenting “Searching for My Slave Roots” at Leicester Central Library on 8 Oct 2025. #MalikAlNasir #SearchingForMySlaveRoots #Leicester #CentralLibrary #BHM https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/2025/september/leicester-museum-and-city-libraries-mark-black-history-month/29 Sep 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:pfkcwk727mche2tewiotqfib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzxynihuwc2w