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Hackney Tuesday 20th October 2026

TWAWsi: The World As We See It

Experience TWAWsi: The World As We See It, a powerful double bill from ACE dance and music, redefining…

Online Events Tuesday 20th October 2026

In Conversation with Chine McDonald

In Conversation with Chine McDonald brings author, broadcaster and leadership thinker Chine McDonald together with audiences for a…

Birmingham Tuesday 20th October 2026

Afro Dance Xplosion 2026: Transcen-dance

Afro Dance Xplosion 2026: Transcen-dance brings together artists from Africa and its diaspora for an ambitious evening celebrating…

Glasgow Tuesday 20th October 2026

Sol & The Gang

Sol & The Gang brings R&B, hip-hop, soul and Afrobeats together for a high-energy Glasgow show led by…

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ARY1E8 paul boateng labour mp portrait at the labour conference bournemouth uk 2004. Image shot 2004. Exact date unknown.

Paul Boateng: Breaking Barriers, Building Legacies

There are moments in history when the course shifts, when a figure emerges who doesn’t just walk through…


1986: Diane Abbott, the new labour MP for Hackney and Stoke Newington makes history today (12/6/87). Miss Abbott, 32, a Cambridge graduate and a member of Labour's hard left, becomes the country's first black woman MP. Picture taken 18/2/86 when she was an equality officer for the union ACTT.

Diane Abbott: A Legacy of Courage, Change, and Endurance

In a political landscape that often marginalises those who dare to be different, Diane Abbott has stood tall…


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