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Black History Month

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Manchester Friday 2nd October 2026

Black Futures Awards 2026

Black Futures Awards 2026 celebrates Black excellence, leadership and community achievement across Greater Manchester. Taking place at Manchester…

Sheffield Friday 2nd October 2026

KalakutHER: Queen of Fela’s Republic

KalakutHER: Queen of Fela’s Republic brings an important and rarely told chapter of Nigerian cultural history to the…

Birmingham Friday 2nd October 2026

And Still I Rise

And Still I Rise brings an inspiring evening of new Black creativity to Midlands Arts Centre, showcasing emerging…

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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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