Paul Stephenson – The Civil rights pioneer led a victorious boycott against a racist bus company, paving the way for Britain’s first race laws.
He had been born to a British mother and West African father in Rochford, Essex in 1937 and…
Black History Features
The Slave Hunt – Capture and Captives
For three and a half centuries, European slavers carried African captives across the Atlantic in slave ships originating…
Economics and the Slave Trade
The number of European and American merchants, shipbuilders, and investors directly involved in the transatlantic slave trade over…
WATCH: Subnormal : A British Scandal
Examining one of the biggest scandals in the history of British education, Subnormal reveals how black children in…
Human dignity should be at the heart of our immigration system
“Refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us – except that…
WATCH: Malcolm X. Oxford University Union Debate in1964
In November 1964, Malcolm X ended a tour of Africa, where he had passed through a dozen different…
Nubia and the Noba people
When discussing the civilisations of the Nile Valley, many histories focus almost exclusively on the role of Egypt….
Turner Prize Shortlist Announced
Tate Britain today announced the shortlist for Turner Prize 2021: Array Collective, , Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project…
5 Times Colonial Powers Warred against the Caribbean and Lost
Black History Month remembers a few times one of the Caribbean Islands repelled ‘a threat greater than itself’….
10 great black British films What are some of the best films about black British experience?
Black British life has been sorely underrepresented in our national cinema, but there have been hints of a…
WATCH: Shapes and Colours
It is marked by music and dance, suggesting a fluid, free-flowing space of expression as a woman moves…
Got a story to share for Black History Month 2021?
This year’s Black History Month in October is more important than ever. It’s not just a month to…
Daniel Kaluuya Completes Awards Season Sweep with Oscar Win for Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya the British actor and writer who has received various accolades throughout his career including two British Academy…
New Suffolk Black-led cultural programme wins more than £25k in funding
Aspire Black Suffolk, the new Black-led cultural programme set to launch in the summer, has won more than…
New Black History Resource Pack for schools launched by Black History Month UK to champion black history all year round, across all of the curriculum
A brand new pack for schools has been launched to help schools around the UK celebrate the continued…
Queen Victoria’s grandmother
Sorry if this is well known already, but Queen Victoria’s grandmother was of black ancestry, being directly descended…
The Commonwealth pays tribute to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
“It is with deep sorrow that I have learnt of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince…
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s Diversity Legacy
Back in February 1956, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was first announced. It was at first “for boys” aged 15…
First Black Golfer at The Masters Eventually Honoured
Robert Lee Elder is a retired American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first African American to…
The White Knight Box A West Indian Journey
In February 1941: Nineteen-year-old Darwin Fitzgerald “Gerry” Samuel, my father, boards a British naval ship and leaves his…
