UNESCO’s Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Abolition Remembrance Day -Sunday 23 August 2020
Mayor of London in partnership with Sankofa Day* invite you to join us virtually for this year’s very…
Eddie Parris – Wales’ first black footballer
John Edward Parris (31 January 1911 – 1971), known as Eddie or Ted Parris, was the first Black…
WATCH: The Living History of Slavery and Imperialism: Healing and Empowerment in the time of Covid-19 23 August 2020, 6pm
How did British systems of slavery shape the lives of Africans and their descendants? What tactics did Africans use for survival, and…
WATCH: Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Memorial Lecture Series 2020 Zita Holbourne – 22 August 2020, 6pm
Zita Holbourne is an award winning human rights campaigner, community and trade union activist, public speaker, visual artist, …
WATCH: Slavery Remembrance Day 2020 – The importance of Slavery Remembrance Day 23 August 2020, 3pm
For many years National Museums Liverpool has had the honour of hosting the Slavery Remembrance Day libation ceremony…
Slavery Remembrance Day – 23rd August
It was a crucial event in the fight to end the European transatlantic slave trade. The date has…
WATCH: My Creek Town Adventure, new movie by Enuma Chigbo set to hit the airwaves
“It tells the love story between Idara, (Sophie Dijeh) a beauty queen based in Calabar Nigeria, and Eyo,…
Marcus Garvey: 80 Years On… And The Significance Of August In The Pan-Africanist Calendar
Marcus Garvey: 80 Years On… And The Significance Of August In The Pan-Africanist Calendar Aug. 15 2020 update…
Who Is Black In UK? And Who Are The Beneficiaries Of Black Programmes And Funding? Version 2
Who Is Black In UK? And Who Are The Beneficiaries Of Black Programmes And Funding? Version 2 Aug….
Rewind: Read ‘Going Beyond Street Activism’ For Historical Context
Taking to the street is a long established mode of expression by marginalised and discriminated peoples In 2017,…
WATCH: Orchestras signing up to diversity audit to include more Black and Asian musicians
I’M IN, an organisational self-analysis tool that LMM developed with support from management consulting firm AlixPartners and Diversity and Inclusion consultants Frost…
NHS Race and Health Observatory appoints Marie Gabriel CBE as chair
Ms Gabriel has more than 18 years of experience on NHS boards, including in her current roles as…
Priti Patel takes action to implement Windrush recommendations
Priti Patel sets out the action the Home Office is taking in response to the Wendy Williams Windrush…
Charity Boss Tony Sewell To Head Government Race Commission
The formation of the body was announced in June by Boris Johnson in wake of anti-racism protests following…
Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE becomes patron of the Alfred Fagon Award
The patronage reflects the Baroness’s belief that diversity in life and the arts should be reflected in every…
Time to speak up: some necessary words about racism
It’s hard to believe that just four years later the world appears to have made an about turn….
Earl Cameron: British film and TV star actor dies aged 102
For decades the legendary British/Bermudian actor Earl Cameron CBE graced the stage and cinema screens with his presence…
The First Pan-African Conference
Organised primarily by the Trinidadian barrister Henry Sylvester Williams, it took place in Westminster Town Hall (now Caxton…
This Is About All Of Us
In the Vice-Chancellor’s recent statement, Professor Van de Noort condemned the racist violence that led to the death…
Haile Selassie – King, God or Redeemer?
Think about Rastafari and you’ll immediately conjure images of the charismatic reggae master Bob Marley and his headful…
