Programme for Black History Month 2021 Leicester Announced
A multifaceted programme of exhibitions, discussions, films, workshops and performances as we return working across venues in Leicester. …
Proud To Be: Pawlet Brookes
When I was asked to write about the theme Proud to be, my first thought was that this…
Explore Your Nursing Family History for Black History Month (Virtual Event)
Nursing often runs in families. Perhaps your grandmother or great-uncle was a nurse. But how would you go…
From Nala in the Lion King to the Godmother in Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderalla, Gloria Onitiri is a very busy performer
Her theatre credits are numerous and include: Guardiano in Women Beware Women and Katherina in Taming of The…
WATCH: NHS Couch to 5K app motivates Black adults to get fit this summer
A recent England-wide survey by Public Health England (PHE) reveals that more than a third of Black adults…
WATCH: #YouCanAdopt campaign launches a new film for Black History Month
In the lead up to Black History Month, the #YouCanAdopt campaign launches a new film featuring Black adoptive…
60 Years On: The legacy of Martin Luther King’s first London sermon
Martin Luther King preached in London for the first time on the 29th October 1961, at Bloomsbury Central…
Windrush Generation Legacy Association (WGLA) exhibition – “Gaan a Farin”
Black History Month, a time to reflect upon the contributions that people of colour have made within their…
From the Telly Tubbies to acting with Danny Devito…. Johnnie Fiori is truly an all-round performer
Johnnie Fiori has performed in everything from the Telly Tubbies to Hairspray, then acting with Danny Devito, to…
Black Stories Southampton – a talk by Don John for October Books
Black Stories Southampton is a series of true accounts which aim to increase knowledge of the experiences of…
The Changing Face of Nursing: Black Nurses in Surrey Hospitals by Dr Catherine Babikian
From its launch, the National Health Service relied on the labour of thousands of nurses, doctors, and health…
A history of service and sacrifice
As we mark 100 years of the coming together of some of Britain’s oldest Remembrance traditions, the Royal…
Cyril Blake (1897-1951)
Although little is known about Blake himself, he would be one of thousands of black seamen from all…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice : Norma Best
Born in British Honduras, now known as Belize, Norma was twenty years old when describing herself as ‘one…
Luke Smith (Luc Skies) is an Actor and Writer.
Luke studied Performing Arts at the college of North West London and has since studied and practiced a combination…
Ashley Dweh, Firefighter, London Fire Brigade, 2020 – Present
Ashley says the best part about being a firefighter is ‘that when I put on my uniform, I…
Arlene Wellman MBE, Chief Nurse, Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Baby Friendly Guardian, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Arlene migrated from Trinidad in the 1990s to work for the NHS. Immediately she faced her biggest challenge…
Pauline Campbell-Moss, West Midlands Police 1974 – 1977
“I’d had a childhood dream to be a PC because those were also my initials – I felt…
Petty Officer Fiesha Greene, Royal Navy
Fiesha grew up in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and when she was 17 she moved to the…
Albert McLean, Firefighter
In 1972, Albert McLean made headlines by becoming Scotland’s first black firefighter. However, his career in the fire…
