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Valerie Brandes

@valrey

Founder and Publisher at Jacaranda Books Art Music.

 London
jacarandabooksartmusic.co.uk
Joined February 2009
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So proud and excited for our new board! Koomson joins Jacaranda Books' inaugural advisory board thebookseller.com/news/kooms…
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She tore that tf UP whew ZERO lies were told. #They are ADDICTED
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Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it. RT
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Remind everyone, ALL the time. @WearThePeaceCo
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@misanharrimanMar 1
Every month, I will remind you about Grenfell! Please never forget! It will be 9 years this year, and still no justice. The Grenfell Fire is the UK’s deadliest residential fire since World War II.
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Ronke Lawal@ronkelawalFeb 24
Wrote something for industry insiders to digest. Perhaps someone at the BBC and BAFTA will read and digest because the way they've handled this is unacceptable. prweek.co.uk/article/1949412…
Bafta/BBC crisis: where was the comms plan?

Bafta/BBC crisis: where was the comms plan?

PR disasters that involve the media can be even more damaging than crises that involve regular brands because we witness the impact in real time.

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@thebooksellerFeb 26
Nadiya Hussain has suggested her latest Islamic cuisine cookbook led to alienation from brands such as the BBC 👇 ebx.sh/y6regh

Nadiya Hussain on Islamic cuisine cookbook: 'Suddenly I wasn’t palatable any more'

Nadiya Hussain has suggested her latest Islamic cuisine cookbook led to alienation from brands such as the BBC. The Bookseller also understands she has recently split with her longtime literary agent.

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The Voice Newspaper
@TheVoiceNewsFeb 26
#YourVoiceMatters @DawnButlerBrent: ‘The BBC broadcast the N-Word. Black Britain deserves answers’ In this searing critique, the Brent East MP questions why a racial slur was deemed acceptable for the BAFTA broadcast and warns that without diversity and accountability, these incidents will continue to happen ➡️Read full commentary here: voice-online.co.uk/opinion/c…
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@TheVoiceNewsFeb 26
"This is not about the involuntary nature of the outburst. "It is about the voluntary nature of the broadcast." "The @BBC had the power to prevent this. It chose not to use it. And that choice speaks louder than any apology" Read full op-ed from @richardsudan voice-online.co.uk/opinion/c…➡️
BAFTA controversy: ignorant error or institutional gaslighting? - Voice Online

BAFTA controversy: ignorant error or institutional gaslighting? - Voice Online

Bafta controversy has exposed more than a broadcast error, it has revealed a troubling gap between apology and accountability

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#YourVoiceMatters #VoiceOpinion BAFTA controversy: ignorant error or institutional gaslighting? An apology has been issued. But, without transparency or accountability, suspicion lingers and the BBC’s credibility gap will remain ➡️voice-online.co.uk/opinion/c… By @richardsudan
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The @BBC had a 2-hour delay, yet a racial slur was broadcast to millions. We need answers. This isn’t about blaming people with Tourette's. It’s about editorial accountability, failure of duty of care for all and how Black pain is often minimised. ✍🏾 metro.co.uk/2026/02/24/bbcs-…
The BBC’s explanations over the Bafta N-word scandal don’t add up

The BBC’s explanations over the Bafta N-word scandal don’t add up

I cannot defend this. A public service broadcaster must meet the highest standards of fairness and care. In this instance, it has failed. 

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#MisanHarriman on his friend #MeghanSussex and the #ToxicBritishMedia asking him why the #Sussexes have not commented on #PrinceAndrew
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Nothing scares Donald Trump more than a smart, accomplished, and beloved Black family. RETWEET if you are proud to stand with the Obamas!
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Sylvia@joeloveshelen17 Dec 2025
Keep this loathsome woman & this deleted video trending! Quote from @thecarolemalone on her source for defamatory claims she made about #DoriaRagland. "I believed this to be the case based on what I now understand to be misinformation I had seen online."
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Fly Sistah 🪷@Fly_Sistah18 Sep 2025
I've been warning ya'll about this for years. Only a few billionaires own all media companies. They're always going to pick money over people. Kimmel mocked Trump not Charlie Kirk. Nexstar has a $6.2B deal pending that needs FCC approval. forbes.com/sites/katevinton/…
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Replying to @chrislongview @docrocktex26 @KamalaHarris
The media controls the narrative & white people control the media. Newsrooms report only 16% employees of color as of 2017. asne.org/diversity-survey-20… The 6 major TV networks are majority white-owned. Major newspapers too except LA Times (Chinese owned). Glad Kamala broke through.
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FL-Shawn@FLShawn114 Jun 2025
#NoKings #NoKingsProtest #NoKingsDay #NoKingsInAmerica #NOKINGSPROTESTS
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change.org/p/save-17-years-o… @sophiebwaterman @JoyceOhajah @joycegreycarter @blackpoppies14 @SocCaribbean @QMPan @erbradfield @MirandaKaufmann @MsLadyPhyll @daliagebrial @DrDoyinA @UKBBSHOW @BinoandFino @TheHardStop @valrey @ricyeboah @Mimlish @BarnetLibraries
BFI cancels first and only meet on 14,685 petition, 2 hours before start.

BFI cancels first and only meet on 14,685 petition, 2 hours before start.

The petition now stands at almost 15,000 please continue to share, comment and tell others. The publicly funded BFI is still refusing to run a Race Equality Impact Assessment (REIA) before the cuts...

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The Spook Who Sat By The Door the cult classic first published by Margaret Busby in 1969. A landmark republication by Jacaranda Books in 2024. Margaret Busby CBE, HON. FRSL tells us more. Get the book: shorturl.at/Aw8MQ Full Interview: therapup.tv/the-spook-who-sa… Sam Greenlee’s The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1969) is a satirical, anti-racist classic about Dan Freeman, the CIA’s first Black officer, who uses espionage training to incite militant rebellion against systemic oppression. #thespookwhosatbythedoor #samgreenlee #margaretbusby #publishing #book #blackbooks #booktwt #cia #booklover #BooksWorthReading #AUTHORS #author #art #readers #writing #writersofcolour #racism @JacarandaBooks @valrey @HachetteUK @IrenosenOkojie @xNikkiyx
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blackhistorywalks.co.uk/talk… @waywivewordz @garyyounge @VestryHouse @valrey @wellplaced @BarnetLibraries

Baldwin at Cambridge 50 year race review. African Odysseys update - Black History Walks

talk on Baldwin's UK 1965 visit to debate racism

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Watch @nytimes bestselling author and Emmy Award winning producer @kwamealexander visit Tesco in #BrentCross during his UK trip to see our historical #BlackHistoryMonth partnership! ✈️ Visit now and grab a great book while you shop! #tescoxjacarandsbhm
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Jacaranda's A Quick Ting On book series features across London train stations thebookseller.com/news/jacar…
Jacaranda's A Quick Ting On book series features across London train stations

Jacaranda's A Quick Ting On book series features across London train stations

Jacaranda’s A Quick Ting On book series will be displayed in an extensive nationwide billboard campaign in collaboration with advertising company JCDecaux in honour of Black History Month. 

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