We are pleased to announce that TRENCH is the lead content partner on UNION BLACK: Sounds Of A Nation – Chapter One, a new bespoke project from Google and YouTube that digs a little deeper to uncover the stories of Black creators and the movements that have paved the way and changed the game forever.

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From lovers’ rock to Devons Road, Shirley Bassey to Skepta, Normski to Stormzy, Sade to BBC 1Xtra, we’ve packed it all in for your reading pleasure (talk about range!). As the age-old saying goes: “You have to know the past to understand the present.” That goes for the future, too. Respect the architects!

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The new online platform, with over 45 stories, can be viewed H E R E.

The print edition, which was given out exclusively at the YouTube Legacy event on September 7 at the Royal Opera House in London, will be given away—in very limited numbers—to our loyal readers and followers soon (more on that later). But for now, click the links above to see us shine a light on the past, present and future greatness of Black British music and culture.