Lionel Turpin (1896-1929)
He gave his address as Collingwood, North Shields. According to Lionel’s children, “He (Lionel) felt British. He was…
The reality is that there will be assumptions
I was born and raised in London, but my parents came from Eritrea in the late 80s during…
Walter Tull (1888-1918)
In 1908 Walter started a career in football when he was signed by east London amateur side Clapton,…
Just a shy young Black kid from Stevenage, who became a World Champion seven times with 100 Grand Prix Victories
As Sir Lewis Hamilton reached his 100th Formula One grand prix victory in Russia, his family will remember…
FILM REVIEW – The Harder They Fall
If you have been starved of your cowboy movies, then you will not be disappointed with Londoner Jeymes…
Diane Abbott Attends Jamaican Art Private View For Black History Month – and Seriously Rates ‘We Belong’ By Human Rights Lawyer-Poet and Artist, David Neita
Labour’s Diane Abbott, the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington famously became the first black female MP…
Angeliena a Q&A with South African filmmaker Uga Carlini
Angeliena, the bittersweet debut fiction feature film from multi-award winning South African filmmaker Uga Carlini, is to be…
Proud to be: Black representation in Formula One
“I’m proud to be an engineer who is recognised for what I have done for the community. I have progressed in an…
African History Month Discussion Paper 5
African History Isn’t A One Off, But A Continuation Kwame P Aboagye This month Africans in Britain will…
Former Fire Chief speaks out about racial abuse in support of Black History Month
Former Assistant Chief Officer Wayne McCollin was born in Barbados before moving to the UK in 1960 and…
Proud to Be in Unity
Honestly, it took me longer than it should have to ponder and answer this question. Was it because…
The Making of 100 Great Black Britons By Patrick Vernon OBE
It must have been in the summer of 2001 when I became aware of the BBC 100 Greatest…
WATCH: NEW EVERY MIND MATTERS CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH
New campaign launched after half of all adults and over half of Black adults say pandemic negatively impacted…
Importance of Black History Month to Black soldiers who are #ProudToBe serving
Soldiers of African and Caribbean heritage have been integral to the British Army for more than 100 years….
Zoom Forum For Drilling Down Decolonising Language
There’s less chance of any form of activism succeeding, if the right language is not used to articulate…
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley: Haunting Alongside Our Shadows
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s Haunting Alongside Our Shadows will be on display at QUAD from September 2021. Danielle’s work is…
New series of Armchair Adventures launched for Black History Month
A popular Manchester-based interactive children’s podcast is launching its second series with a special episode for Black History…
WATCH: In the midst of a pandemic, adoption is firmly in the hearts of our communities
As we enter Black History Month, we and the world instinctively reflect and celebrate the positive things within black communities. It is widely known in black communities that…
Resources And Events Embedding The African/Black History Month UK Journey
This month, we’ve had a European MP in the House of Commons speaking up for the need for…
The Radical And Transnational Roots Of Black History Month In Britain
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, historian and founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and…
