The Making of 100 Great Black Britons By Patrick Vernon OBE
It must have been in the summer of 2001 when I became aware of the BBC 100 Greatest…
Black History Features
Importance of Black History Month to Black soldiers who are #ProudToBe serving
Soldiers of African and Caribbean heritage have been integral to the British Army for more than 100 years….
WATCH: In the midst of a pandemic, adoption is firmly in the hearts of our communities
As we enter Black History Month, we and the world instinctively reflect and celebrate the positive things within black communities. It is widely known in black communities that…
Resources And Events Embedding The African/Black History Month UK Journey
This month, we’ve had a European MP in the House of Commons speaking up for the need for…
The Radical And Transnational Roots Of Black History Month In Britain
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, historian and founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and…
A black cowboy story with a brilliantly contemporary message
If you’re looking for a film to enjoy, learn from and recommend to others then look no further…
Ignatius Sancho: The Composer
Born in 1729 on a slave ship, Ignatius spent his first two years as an enslaved boy on…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Dr Harold Moody (1882-1947)
Born in Jamaica, Harold was the eldest child of a successful retail chemist and strict Congregationalist. Harold moved…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – William ‘Bill’ Miller (1890-1970)
Born in Plymouth, William Alexander Miller, known as Bill Miller, was the son of an English mother and…
Claudia Jones: The Myth Buster
As we mark African History Month, expect Claudia Jones be become better known this year. She’s the subject…
Ghana And The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Personal Reflection
Last year Melinda Gates, the now divorced wife of Bill Gates, and co-chair of their philanthropic charity Bill…
The last slave owners of Islington
Islington in the 1830s was transforming from rural outskirts into a genteel suburb. Like today, bricks and mortar…
Lindy Delapenha: Boro’s Jamaican legend
Very occasionally there comes along a footballer with the precision and power of Rudolf Nureyev. Lindy Delapenha, who…
The Rt Hon The Lord Paul Boateng of Akyem and Wembley PC DL
The challenge is to prepare by a policy of inclusion rather than exclusion all young people to thrive…
Marcus Rashford, footballer, campaigner, and bestselling author and just a kid from South Manchester
If you check out his biography on Wikipedia it says…. Marcus Rashford MBE is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward…
PROUD TO BE….
I am proud to be following in the footsteps of heroes and sheroes, icons and legends, that are…
Impressive line-up of speakers at Black History Month conference
The conference takes place on 11 October from 1pm-5pm and the speakers include historian and writer David Olusoga…
The 1936 Battle of Cable Street
My birth in 1934, in the Parish of St Georges, at 61, Cable Street a ‘Cockney’ into a…
Black History Month 2021 – let’s make it a festival of celebration
Last year, I wrote that Black Lives Matter protests around the world had sparked a commitment among many…
Black Lives Matter is also part of Black British History
We have come a long way as a society from ‘Negro History Week’, established by Carter G. Woodson…
