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…
Digging Deep: Coal Miners of African Caribbean Heritage & The North East’ Exhibition
The Digging Deep exhibition reveals personal narratives, memories and creative representations of former coal miners of Black/African-Caribbean heritage…
A black cowboy story with a brilliantly contemporary message
If you’re looking for a film to enjoy, learn from and recommend to others then look no further…
Ignatius Sancho: The Composer
Born in 1729 on a slave ship, Ignatius spent his first two years as an enslaved boy on…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Dr Harold Moody (1882-1947)
Born in Jamaica, Harold was the eldest child of a successful retail chemist and strict Congregationalist. Harold moved…
Black History Month is an important time of year to celebrate the huge and often-overlooked contributions of Black people in the UK.
As the third Black woman ever to be elected as an MP, and having made history by becoming…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – William ‘Bill’ Miller (1890-1970)
Born in Plymouth, William Alexander Miller, known as Bill Miller, was the son of an English mother and…
