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“I would definitely encourage others to consider adoption. I always knew I wanted children and I tried everything from IVF to surrogacy to have them. All of those journeys led to heartbreak, except adoption.

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…


Jacques Callot, The Slave Market, 1629. Picture: National Gallery of Art / CC0 - Credit: National Gallery of Art / CC0

The last slave owners of Islington

Islington in the 1830s was transforming from rural outskirts into a genteel suburb. Like today, bricks and mortar…


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Black History Month

2026 LISTINGS

Newham Sunday 21 June 2026

Windrush Festival

London’s Radiate Windrush Festival returns for 2026, bringing together communities for a vibrant one-day celebration of Caribbean culture,…

Newham Sunday 21st June 2026

Windrush Festival

Windrush Festival returns to Beckton Park for a full day of music, culture and community celebration marking Windrush…

2CB3MKN Men, women and children from the Caribbean arrive at Southampton in 1962 at the invitation of the British Government to help with rebuilding Britain after World War II. These people became the Windrush Generation due to their treatment by the British Home Office under a hostile environment policy where employers and other organisations were required to ask for visas.
Lewisham Sunday 21st June 2026

The Windrush Concert

The Windrush Concert comes to the Broadway Theatre for a vibrant evening of music, culture and celebration, marking…

Lambeth Sunday 21st June 2026

Windrush Celebration

Join Myatt’s Fields Park Project for a special Windrush Celebration, bringing the community together for a day of…