Read Black History Month Magazine 2026

Explore our free 126-page digital magazine celebrating Honouring Our Communities, with inspiring stories of Black British life, achievement and service. Read, learn and share with your school, workplace or community.

Read the magazine below. Select the full-screen icon for easier reading and use the arrows to turn the pages.

Share with Your School or Community

Explore the magazine together on a classroom screen, read with colleagues or share this page with families and your wider community.

The interviews, profiles and features offer starting points for learning and discussion throughout Black History Month and beyond. Teachers can select articles appropriate to their pupils’ ages and learning needs.

Use the Magazine Alongside Your Resource Pack

If you ordered the 2026 Resource Pack, use this digital magazine alongside the six printed A1 exhibition posters sent to your organisation and the digital downloads already supplied. These include 54 individual A4 artworks—one for each person honoured—along with profiles, audio stories and supporting resources.

Display the A1 posters together as an exhibition, or use the individual A4 artworks around your school, workplace, library or community space.

Explore the featured people’s stories through the magazine. On its six poster pages, click a person’s photograph or QR code to open their linked story. Audio and other linked content require an internet connection.

Use the magazine and resources together for lessons, staff sessions, discussions and community events throughout Black History Month and beyond.

Black History Month

2026 LISTINGS

Wandsworth Tuesday 29th September – Tuesday 27th October 2026

Pan Wandsworth – Steel Pan Workshops

Pan Wandsworth invites local residents to discover the history, sound and cultural significance of the steel pan through…

Richmond upon Thames Wednesday 30 September – Saturday 3 October 2026

The Brown Suite

Step into The Brown Suite, a bold, funk-fuelled dance production that pulses with rhythm, style and soul. Blending…

Oxfordshire Wednesday 30 September – Saturday 3 October 2026

August Wilson’s Fences

One of the greatest plays of the twentieth century returns to the stage in a powerful new production…

Leicester Thursday 1st October 2026

Black Classics Symposium

Classical music is often associated with the Western canon, yet its development has long been shaped by diverse…

Leicester Thursday 1st October – Wednesday 28th October 2026

Reel Histories 2026: Black Classics

Reel Histories 2026: Black Classics is a bold film programme for Black History Month 2026, amplifying the cinematic…