America at 250: A Black Man’s Reflection on Pride, Pain, and Possibility
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the first word that comes to mind is contradiction. I feel pride…
Black History Features
Maurice Coore on Phil Martin, Champs Camp and the Power of Community
For more than four decades, Champs Camp has been about far more than boxing. Founded by the late…
British Black Music Month 2026 Recommended Book: ‘Black Music In Britain Vol. 2: Children Of The Ghetto’ (Kevin Le Gendre; Peepal Tree)
British Black Music Month 2026 Recommended Book: ‘Black Music In Britain Vol. 2: Children Of The Ghetto’ (Kevin…
Marking Notting Hill Carnival @ 60* With A Reflective Review Of Tom Vague’s 2-Part Books
Getting It Straight In Notting Hill Gate Pt 1 1066-1966/Pt 2 1966-2026 (Tom Vague; PortobelloRadio) By Kwaku BBM…
The Books That Forced Britain to Confront Itself
Britain likes to think of itself as a nation of tolerance, fairness and quiet decency. It remembers the…
Black British Service and Sacrifice in the Second World War
The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. It was a global conflict, drawing on the…
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
There are few figures in nineteenth-century history whose lives so powerfully challenge the limits placed upon them as…
Frederick Douglass in Scotland: Slavery, Speech and Political Awakening
In January 1846, Frederick Douglass arrived in Scotland as a man who was both internationally recognised and legally…
Lewis Latimer: The Man Who Helped Bring Light to the Modern World
History has a habit of simplifying innovation. It favours singular geniuses and neat origin stories — one inventor,…
Elijah McCoy: The Man Behind “The Real McCoy”
There are few phrases in the English language as widely used — and as little understood — as…
Gladys West — A Global Legacy Built on Precision
As Black History Month is marked in the United States and Canada, we pause to pay tribute to…
Why Toni Morrison Matters Beyond the USA
Toni Morrison is frequently described as an American writer, as though geography alone might contain the reach of…
Dr. Carter G. Woodson: The Historian Who Refused to Let History Forget
In the early decades of the twentieth century, when Black history was distorted, marginalised, or ignored entirely within…
Crafting a New Britain: The Windrush Generation in Leicester’s Shoe Industry
In a Leicester shoe factory in 1959, a worker bends over a half-stitched moccasin, the light catching the…
10 Essential Books on Black British History
Black British history is made up of lives that shaped the nation in ways we are only now…
WATCH: Stormzy — A Modern Icon of Black British Britain
On a warm summer evening in 2019, Stormzy walked onto the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage wearing a stab-proof vest…
Eighty Years On: The Fifth Pan-African Congress and the Global Struggle for Black Freedom
In October 1945, in the industrial heart of Manchester, a gathering took place that would help reshape the…
Marking 60 Years Since the Race Relations Act of 1965
In November 1965, Britain made history. For the first time, Parliament recognised that racism was not just a…
Standing Firm Against Populism’s War on Anti-Racism
Anti-racism has slipped out of fashion. In classrooms, conversations about race are smoothed over to avoid discomfort. On…
Malcolm X: Britain’s Forgotten Encounter and Its Enduring Legacy
This visit, though often overlooked by mainstream historical narratives, provided a critical reflection on the state of race…
