There Are Some Encouraging Moves To Do With British African History In Academia, But Can What Is Happening On The Community Level Be Ignored?
“Be not arrogant because of your knowledge. Take counsel with the ignorant as well as with the wise….
Black History Features
Sergeant Nikanori Oming – The Unforgettable WWII hero from Uganda, East Africa
Most of his siblings died as infants, so only two of them survived, him and his sister Apio….
The British Army – A LEGACY OF VALOUR
Black History Month 2018 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Armistice; a fitting time to reflect on…
Barnardo’s helpline for Black and Asian children, young people and families affected by Covid-19.
Official statistics show Black people are over four times more likely to die from COVID-19 related illnesses than…
Kamala Harris – the first elected black woman in the White House
Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for President of the United States on 21 January 2019 at Howard University….
WATCH: I’m a housing service officer working in North London; my great great grandfather once ruled a nation
“My mother’s family are part of what was originally the Aksumite Empire, which became the Ethiopian Empire or,…
Black Female Ownership
My Grandmother flew over from Jamaica to honour the Queens request for more key workers. Grandma was only…
Joyce Forbes photo-story HERE AM I
Her father was a farmer, her mother was a shopkeeper and a ‘higgler’, taking the farm produce to…
How a new kind of trade union is helping to tackle racism in the 21st century – An interview with Chris Knight
Community describes itself as the modern union for a changing world. The union was formed following an amalgamation…
Why, I am not celebrating Black History Month.
I grew up in Britain, but I have always been very much connected to my Lozi (western Zambia)…
My Cloned Racial Experience
“Black people were forced to revisit their reality, there were fall outs on social media, people breaking down…
The ZONG Project “Addressing the legacy of colonial slavery and industrial exploitation”
The Movement for Justice and Reconciliation was established in 2015 to highlight and address the legacy of the…
Beyond Black and Proud
For many 2020 was set to be a big year, there was something about entering a new decade…
Bristol and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
The slave trade was part of the network of trade which existed between Britain, West Africa and the…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH – A BEGINNING AND NOT AN END
“This is the era of Black Lives Matter” What does October mean to you – clocks going…
WATCH: Jon Daniel- The creative genius who helped bring our identity to life
The exhibition at the 198 Gallery in London was curated as a Blues Party. It was wonderfully nostalgic…
What do you know about prostate cancer?
Black men are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men. We don’t know why, but it…
WATCH: Former world champion boxer Johnny Nelson has important message: Find out your own risk of prostate cancer in the next 30 seconds
In the UK, 1 in 4 black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, double…
BLACK HISTORY – 12 MONTHS OF EVERY YEAR…
Black History Month 2020 has been identified by many as the most important month in the 33 years…
Reflections of 2020 from author and poet Suzy Rowland
Growing up in a mainly white area of Birmingham in the 1970s, a child of 2nd generation immigrants…
