Know Before You Go: Notting Hill Carnival 2018
The first carnival in Notting Hill took place in 1966, although Claudia Jones – a Trinidadian journalist and…
The Albany is proud to work with Lewisham Homes in a unique partnership to benefit Lewisham and South East London culturally, socially and economically
Lewisham Homes manages 19,000 homes in Lewisham, operates its own repairs and maintenance company and employs more than 450…
Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture
Gina is an artist and activist who has worked with her father on multiple productions. She is currently…
WATCH: Legendary Nile Rodgers & Chic are headlining Sea Dance Festival!
As the co-founder of CHIC and the newly elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Rodgers pioneered…
State Racism: Policing, Institutional Collusion and Justice
About this conference The aims of this two-day conference are two-fold: To identify and discuss the pervasive nature…
Frank Bailey: Remembering London’s First Black Firefighter
Born in Guyana, Frank came to England in 1953 as a political activist, joining the West Indian Standing…
AFROPUNK THE TAKEOVER : BRIXTON
AFROPUNK THE TAKEOVER BRIXTON || VARIOUS VENUES, BRIXTON SATURDAY 1ST SEPT – SATURDAY 8TH SEPT 2018 A global…
Walter Tull: His Life and Legacy
Born in Folkestone in 1888 to a British mother and Bajan father, Walter was one of the first…
WATCH: HENRY BOX BROWN – A Musical Journey
Henry Box Brown is directed by Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway’s Dream Girls) and has been created…
How we ensure and celebrate diversity is happening at Barts Health NHS Trust,
Following analysis of NHS workforce equality data in 2015, which highlighted under-representation of female and black and minority…
Health Education England and St. George’s University in the Caribbean Reach Agreement on New Program to Fill Postgraduate Medical Training Programmes in England
SGU School of Medicine is the only Caribbean medical school in a direct agreement with Health Education England…
CARIBBEAN TAKEAWAY TAKEOVER
Photographs: Photo etchings of Alford Gardner Empire Windrush passenger, Lenore Sykes, Alton Watkins,Tina Aparicio, Don Sydney, Gloria Whyte,…
BBC publishes landmark report on BAME career progression and culture
The BBC has published a landmark report on career progression and culture for staff from a black, Asian…
Five Minutes with….. Major Herb Cameron
Hi Herb, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. What does Black History Month mean…
WINDRUSH: A LASTING LEGACY OF ARMY SERVICE
In the past, Caribbeans have had to overcome obstacles just to volunteer to serve. Their tenaciousness to prove…
The forgotten history of the Windrush
A Newcastle University academic has uncovered material which sheds new light on the history of the Windrush generation….
History Consultant Cautions All Who Are Going To Be Commenting On Or Organising Empire Windrush Commemorations
‘Look How Far We’ve Come: Disrupting African British History Narratives?’* *For anyone marking, commemorating, discussing, commenting on or…
Empire Windrush: forgotten archive material reveals who was on its outward voyage to the Caribbean
When the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in Essex on June 22, 1948 it was carrying a crowded…
21st Century Stateswoman -A Windrush Interview with Prime Minister Theresa May
The first generation of Windrush arrivals were able to buy their own homes, enabling them to generate relative…
Open letter to Black LGBT people in Britain and beyond ahead of UK Black Pride 2018
You’re a Black woman in a workplace in London being told to ‘calm down’ as you do your…
