So Black history month is 30 years old in the UK and 90 years old in the USA, is it still relevant, should it continue?
The reason the event was created in the first place was to correct the deliberate destruction done to…
Acknowledging and commemorating African Diaspora histories and heritage
Over the past three decades autumn has become synonymous with the showcasing and promotion of exhibitions and events…
Patrick Vernon OBE Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Black History Month Magazine
Patrick’s career over the past twenty years has provided genuine insight in working with often marginalised communities in…
Job not done: 30 years on from the historic election of four black MPs, we have no call to feel smug about diversity in parliament
This was a journey that had begun with the Black Power movement of the 1960s and continued with…
Media Raise Your Game 2017
Kick It Out’s Media Raise Your Game (#RYG17), supported by the Premier League, takes place at BBC New…
Kick It Out Take Women’s Raise Your Game To Manchester
The Raise Your Game series, which is run by Kick It Out and supported by the Premier League,…
Addai Sebo To Give Personal Message At Community Historians’ Network Launch Marking BHM UK @ 30
At the launch of the African History Month UK Network (AHMUK Network) this Saturday, the conceiver of Black…
History Matters!
The Young Historians Project (YHP) has been awarded a National Lottery grant of £19,600 from the Heritage Lottery…
A Festival of Literature and Social Change – Waterstones Piccadilly, London, 28 April – 1 May 2017
Writers of the World Unite brings the world to Waterstones Piccadilly. Over four days, we’ll talk Russian revolutionary…
We Wouldn’t Write ‘Afro-Caribbean’ Today, But Is ‘People Of Colour’ OK Now?
Whilst we won’t be there to formally take issue with the “Descent” part of its name, we’ve inputted…
ECU subscribing institutions win awards at the Guardian University Awards 2017
The fifth annual Guardian University Awards took place in London on Wednesday 29 March 2017 to recognise outstanding…
Darcus Howe dies age 74
The writer and broadcaster campaigned for black rights for more than 50 years and organised the 1981 Black…
Exhibition pays homage to black community campaign following the New Cross Fire tragedy
Exhibition pays homage to a seminal campaign by the black community in the face of press and public…
Brexit Britain deports another 32 Jamaican citizens
A woman whose leave to remain in Britain was revoked after 25 years in the country because of…
Save Sam’s Shots – Film archive of Brixton life since 1960
Clovis Salmon aka ‘Sam the Wheels’ a first generation migrant from Jamaica and an ex-Pentecostal minister. Sam documented the lives…
The Origins of Black History – An Interview with Akyaaba Addai-Sebo
The inspiration for Black History Month came from an incident that happened at the GLC where I worked…
WATCH: John Henrik Clarke – A Great and Mighty Walk
Documentarian St. Claire Bourne takes a close-up look at author and historian John Henrik Clarke, who, on camera…
John Henrik Clarke – The pioneer who made Africana Studies prominent in Academia
Dr. John Henrik Clarke was a Pan-Africanist writer, historian, professor, and a pioneer in the creation of Africana studies and professional institutions in…
Mary Bethune: From Educator To Presidential Aide
Born Mary Jane McLeod on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina to two slave parents, Mary began working in…
A True American Hero – Jesse Owens
The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world…
