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This book focuses on the ´Black African´ diaspora population living in Britain, including history of settlement, migration patterns, and where Black Africans currently live. It provides an analysis of areas where Black Africans face disadvantage, including labour market participation, housing, and health and social care.

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Introduction
1. African communities in Britain
2. The changing demography of the Black African population
3. Patterns of migration
4. Categories and group identities
5. Where ´Black Africans´ live
6. Socio-economic position
7. Generic health status
8. Infectious diseases and chronic illnesses
9. Social, cultural, and civic life
10. Policy implications

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Peter J. Aspinall is Emeritus Reader at the University of Kent, UK. His publications include 70 papers on race and ethnicity and several books, including Mixed Race Identities (Palgrave Macmillan 2013, with Miri Song). He was ONS National Convenor for the ethnicity question in the ONS 2001 Census Development Programme.

Martha Judith Chinouya is a social scientist and Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Liverpool in London, UK. She has conducted benchmark research on HIV with and for Black Africans in England.

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