Black History Features

Nigerian-born, Liverpool-based playwright and singer Tayo Aluko

Call Tayo Aluko

Who is Tayo Aluko and how long have you been acting? I describe myself as a 53-year-old Nigerian…


Back Babas Emmanuel or Emma as he is called was born infected with HIV. He doesn’t remember his parents as they died when he was a young boy. At the age of fifteen this terrible disease began to defeat him. Compassion a non-governmental organization stepped in to offer assistance. Paying for anti-retrovirals and his medical bills. In an effort to save his life. ©Vanessa Vick

The History of AIDS in Africa

There is now conclusive evidence that HIV originated in Africa. A 10-year study completed in 2005 found a…


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Black History Month

2025 LISTINGS

Manchester Friday 4 - Sunday 20 July

FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE

Critically acclaimed queer Indigenous collective FAFSWAG take over HOME during MIF25 with a bold, immersive programme of digital…

Manchester Friday 4 July

THE HERDS: Heywood

Public art meets climate action in THE HERDS – a breathtaking migration of 70 life-sized puppet animals travelling…

Lambeth Saturday 5 July

Love’s Letter

Catch one of contemporary R&B’s most exciting and consistent artists, Shaé Universe, as she performs an R&B medley…

Nottingham Tuesday 1 July – Saturday 5 July

Kinky Boots The Musical

The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting back into Nottingham in a brand-new production…

Manchester Saturday 5 July

THE HERDS: Pennington Flash

Public art meets climate action in THE HERDS—a monumental, continent-spanning migration of puppet animals making their way from…