Onyeka

Onyeka Nubia FRHistS[1] is a British historian, writer and lecturer. Using the pen name Onyeka, his works explore the history of Black British people, and multiculturalism in the United Kingdom. In 2013, he published the non-fiction work Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, their Presence, Status and Origins, which detailed the history of Black people in Tudor England.[2][3][4]

Career

Onyeka's third novel, The Phoenix, was awarded the 2009 African Achievers award for Communication and Media for the psychological portrayal of the Black British experience.[5]

In 2009 Onyeka was featured on the television programme Shoot the Messenger on the TV channel VoxAfrica, discussing the experience of the African diaspora.[6]

Writings

Novels
  • Waiting to Explode – How to Stay Alive, Narrative Eye (1998) ISBN 0-953318-20-6
  • The Black Prince – Leopards in the Temple, Narrative Eye (1999) ISBN 0-953318-24-9
  • The Phoenix – Misrule in the Land of Nod, Narrative Eye (2008) ISBN 0-953318-27-3

Plays
  • The Great Challenge (1992–1994) - National tour
  • The Whirlwind and the Storm (2001) - Cochrane and Shaw Theatres
  • Young Othello (2016)

Non-fiction

References
  1. "Fellows – N" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. "Theory of WAR", Voice, August, 1998 p. 40
  3. Study of African genes
  4. "Onyeka Nubia". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "2009 Award Winners". African Achievers International. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. "Study of African genes: who stands to gain most from it?". Voxafrica.com. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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