From Nanny To Ninja Man: The Role of Revolution In Jamaican Music and Society
Revolutionary political and musical concepts have transformed Jamaica and its relations with the outside world for centuries. From…
World Blood Cancer Day 2022
World Blood Cancer Day 2022 is Saturday 28 May. This year, we celebrate 31 years since DKMS was…
Renowned International Musician Leon Bosch Returns To South Africa For First Visit In Many Years
It is likely to be an emotive occasion for the musician who left his native South Africa in…
Black Female Church Leader Makes History In Appointment As Bishop Of Croydon
Downing Street has announced that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of the Venerable Dr Rosemarie…
WATCH: African Community Service and Sacrifice
Folarin Kuku joined the Army in 2005 and attended Sandhurst he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. In…
An Adopters story
I reside in west London and used to be a foster carer. When one of the children (with…
When Frederick Douglass Came to Rochdale A Slave and Left A Free Man.
Frederick Douglass drew himself up to his height of just over 6 feet, looked out over the packed…
The White Knight Box A West Indian Journey
Even the very real threat of German U-Boats couldn’t deter him, anywhere was better than small-island, no-opportunity, boring…
WATCH: Black & British The Futz Butler feat. Tony D
This October, veteran British battle rapper Tony D has collaborated with bespoke London sound house The Futz Butler…
WATCH: Stephen Lawrence Day 2022
Stephen’s story is both challenging and inspirational. He was a normal young person who made the most of…
British and Commonwealth Community Films
These films explore the service and sacrifice of different communities from Britain and the Commonwealth from the First…
WATCH: Caribbean Community Service and Sacrifice
“I was born in Woolwich, east London, to West Indian parents who had migrated to Britain in the…
Three artists awarded commissions as part of new APP commissions
The 2022 APP Commissions Programme aims to increase the presence of practitioners of minoritised ethnicities interacting with the…
Washington Mural celebrates Judge Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States
US artist Nia Keturah Calhoun is recording history in the making with her paintbrush. A mural in North…
Give Hope this Easter: Church leaders come together at Easter to address urgent need for organ and blood donors of Black heritage
Faith leaders from 30 church organisations are joining with NHS Blood and Transplant to support the 2022 ‘Give…
Kenyan mountaineer James Kagambi joins first all-black team attempting Mount Everest
To date only 6,000 climbers are known to have conquered Everest since New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese…
Will Smith banned from Oscars ceremonies for 10 years
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday, Will Smith is also not permitted to attend…
June Sarpong the BBC’s director of creative diversity is leaving
June Sarpong has recently announced that she has decided to leave her role as the BBC’s director of…
WATCH: Entries open today for the Alfred Fagon Award and Mustapha Matura Award and Mentoring Programme
The competition is open to any playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the UK, for the…
Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock at Oscars 2022 after Joke backfired
Rock was on the Oscar stage to present the award for best documentary. He began by making a…
