On May 28, 1983, the Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) held a special reunion event in London, bringing together figures like Kamau Brathwaite, Andrew Salkey, and Linton Kwesi Johnson. CAM, which had been most active in the 1960s and 70s, helped shape modern Black British culture through literature, theater, and spoken word. This reunion renewed interest in diasporic identity and decolonial aesthetics amid rising racial tensions in Thatcher-era Britain. It also catalyzed the founding of new Black arts institutions in the UK. May 28 became a moment of reflection and revival for the movement that gave voice to Caribbean diasporic expression in post-war Britain.
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