Black History Month 2021 – let’s make it a festival of celebration
Last year, I wrote that Black Lives Matter protests around the world had sparked a commitment among many…
Black Lives Matter is also part of Black British History
We have come a long way as a society from ‘Negro History Week’, established by Carter G. Woodson…
Belonging: Fate and Changing Realities
It was, therefore, a welcome surprise during 2020 when there was an apparent upsurge in acknowledging the existence…
Britain’s Black History Month 2021 Launches with Powerful Jamaican Art Exclusive Private View
One of the world’s most prolific collectors of Jamaican Art is Jamaican Cultural Activist London-based, Theresa Roberts is…
BTWSC/AHR Convenes British African History Forum Ahead Of African History Month
BTWSC/AHR Convenes British African History Forum Ahead Of African History Month Community organisation BTWSC/African Histories Revisited (BTWSC/AHR) has…
Powerful and funny show to hit stage at The Tower Theatre Folkestone in October this year.
This funny, poignant two-hander follows Ginger and her mothers’ journey as first and second generation immigrants from the…
Join a force with a difference. Join the Ministry of Defence Police
We are a Force with a difference. We offer a different route into policing which is focused on…
Dressed to the nines
Elegantly dressed wearing a Christian Dior inspired skirt made by a Vincentian dressmaker. Plus, a blouse, cardigan and…
Lucy St Louis, The World’s 1st black Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera
She has made history as becoming the first Black performer to play the role of Christine in the…
Proud to be Who I Am… Black, a Londoner and a Fighter
I have never thought of myself as exceptional or inspirational. I had also never thought of myself as…
Our decade in adoption
We are a same-sex couple and we have been together now for 13 years. We always knew we…
Guvna B is a successful Rapper, Author, TV Pundit, West Ham supporter and very proud, Dad
Isaac Borquaye, better known as Guvna B, is a rapper, author and broadcaster from Custom House, London. He…
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…
