Una Marson Honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
English Heritage has today (11 March) unveiled a blue plaque in honour of Una Marson (1905–1965)—the pioneering Jamaican…
WATCH: The Remarkable Story of Ernest Cole: A Photographer Who Exposed Apartheid
The extraordinary life and work of South African photographer Ernest Cole will take centre stage in cinemas across…
Celebrate UK Black history-create art through
Discover historical icons Dr Harold Moody and Una Marson through art. Draw alongside Alvin Kofi Sky Arts finalist…
Black Britain and Nelson Mandela – Book Launch Event
Join us for a special evening celebrating the launch of Black Britain and Nelson Mandela, a exploration of Nelson…
Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2025: A Celebration of Dance and Cultural Exchange in Leicester 29 April – 17 May 2025
Leicester is set to come alive with the return of Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF) from 29 April…
Kwesi Owusu-Ankomah
The Black community and the art world have lost an exceptional talent with the passing of Kwesi Owusu-Ankomah,…
Petition: Reopen & Protect Oakland Young People’s Centre – A Vital Part of Birmingham’s Heritage
Cleaveland Fletcher is urgently calling on Birmingham City Council to take immediate action to reopen and protect Oakland…
Help Preserve Untold Stories: Submit Black Soldiers’ Letters Home for Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month 2025, under the theme “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” we are…
Black History Month 2025: “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”
The theme for Black History Month UK 2025 is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” a powerful tribute…
WATCH: 3rd Annual Black in Biomedical Science Undergraduate Conference
This March, theBlack in Biomedical Science Undergraduate Network will host its highly anticipated 3rd Annual Conference, an event…
The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses
Join us at The London Archives as children’s author Kandace Chimbiri talks us through the fascinating history of…
Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2025 Announces Stellar Line-Up with Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Jacob Collier, Maxwell, and More
Europe’s largest outdoor jazz festival, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival, returns to Glynde Place in East Sussex from…
Home Office Seeks First Windrush Commissioner to Lead Change and Secure Justice
The Home Office has officially launched the recruitment process for the first-ever Windrush Commissioner, a key role aimed…
Remembering Roberta Flack (1937–2025)
The world has lost one of its greatest musical voices, Roberta Flack, who passed away on February 24,…
Miriam Makeba and Stokely Carmichael: Early Lives, Meeting, and Legacy
Miriam Makeba and Stokely Carmichael were two of the most significant figures in the global fight against racial…
Theresa Roberts on Celebrating Jamaican Art and Cuisine
Theresa Roberts is a passionate advocate for Jamaican art and culture. As a collector, curator, and the founder…
Joseph Knight v. John Wedderburn: A Defining Moment in Scotland’s Struggle with Slavery
The story of Joseph Knight isn’t simply the story of a man seeking his freedom in an 18th-century…
Review of The World and Africa: W. E. B. Du Bois’ Radical Reclamation of African History
In The World and Africa: An Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History (1947),…
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Life of Intellectual Revolution and Activism
W. E. B. Du Bois was born on 23 February 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a small New…
Claudette Colvin: The Teenage Revolutionary Who Ignited a Movement
In the spring of 1955, when the streets of Montgomery, Alabama, were still divided by the sharp lines…
