Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party
We draw courage and inspiration from the struggles of black campaigners for equality over the centuries, including the…
BRINGING THE BRITISH ARMY’S BLACK HISTORY TO LIFE
Black History Month plays a key role, raising awareness of the contribution black people have made to our…
David Lammy MP
The groups of black men and women who have made their homes in the UK since at least…
WATCH: Clifford Chance offers you the opportunity to join a global law firm with one of the most pre-eminent legal practices in the world.
As a leading law firm, we recruit the best talent from around the world. It is essential to…
Black Women should be Seen and Heard
This year, Black History Month Leicester’s theme is Archiving the Past, Reflecting the Future, recognising the history and…
Queens of Sheba – An interview with director Jessica Kaliisa
Written by Jessica L. Hagan and presented by creative movement Nouveau Riché and Omnibus Theatre. Following widespread critical…
Portrait of a Generation: Spotlight on South Londoner Hermine Grocia
Hermine Grocia was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, in 1938, the second eldest of eight children. Her father was…
Portobello Dance Celebrates 25 years!
In addition, that “Classically British“ (his box office success for the past sixteen years also staged by PDS),…
CARIBBEAN TAKEAWAY TAKEOVER: STORIES & SOUNDS FROM THE WINDRUSH GENERATION
As part of Friday Late, contemporary artist EVEWRIGHT will continue to explore the ideas around alternative space and…
Our Lady of Kibeho opens at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, London on 25th September
In 1981 at Kibeho College in Rwanda, a young girl claimed to have seen a vision of the…
Thabiso Sekgala: Here Is Elsewhere
From 28 August to 6 October 2019, Hayward Gallery’s HENI Project Space presents Here Is Elsewhere, a free…
Windrush: Portrait of a Generation opens at Fairfield Halls, Croydon on 19th September
The stunning photo-story, which received widespread acclaim when it was first exhibited for a limited time at the…
20 Most Influential Black History Books
History in its broadest sense contains all knowledge not acquired in the present. Therefore, all the subjects studied…
Staying Power: Interview with Earl Cameron
For decades the legendary British/Bermudian actor Earl Cameron CBE – who celebrated his 102nd birthday on August 8th…
Slavery Remembrance Lecture 2019: Tickets and Speaker Announced
National Museums Liverpool has announced that Johny Pitts will be delivering the Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture, as…
1968 Race Relations Act: Reflections of a Windrush Descendant
My parents and extended family were among the group of immigrants in the 1960s for whom attempts were…
Historical Slavery agreement signed by Glasgow and West Indies universities
The MOU is one of a series of recommendations made in a Report into Historical Slavery which the…
Baroness Valerie Amos appointed the first-ever black College Head at Oxford University
The Right Honourable Baroness Valerie Amos CH PC, has been appointed as the new Master of University College,…
New Daughters of Africa at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Margaret Busby’s historical anthology Daughters of Africa was published 27 years ago to international acclaim. Now there’s a…
Malaika Rose Stanley
My friend Malaika Rose Stanley, who has died of cancer aged 65, was a pioneering children’s author, educator…
