Does #BlackLivesMatter Still Matter To The UK Music Industry?
Does #BlackLivesMatter Still Matter To The UK Music Industry? In this third and final instalment, BBM/BMC/RE:IMI’s Kwaku opines…
Black History Event Highlights
British Black Music Still Finding Its Feet?
It’s July, and we are in the middle of British Black Music Month (BBMM), an annual June-July window…
Happy Windrush Day everyone!
Today, 22 June 2021 is the fourth annual National Windrush Day. That means it’s been 73 years since…
WATCH: The Windrush Hour Project by State of Trust
I came across this wonderful initiative called State of Trust, a charitable project set up State of Emergency,…
Royal Museums Greenwich celebrate memories of Windrush
Before 2020 I would have sat down over a cuppa and a slice of cake (I love museum…
AJAMU: ARCHIVAL SENSORIA
Drawing on Ajamu’s personal archive, collected over the artist’s 30-year career, as well as previously unexhibited contact sheets,…
How will you be celebrating Windrush Day 2021?
Windrush Day 2021 will soon be upon us. We want to highlight all of the events and activities…
Soho Theatre Celebrates Re-opening With The Premiere Of The Verity Bargate Award Winning Play Shedding A Skin
Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award winning play Shedding A Skin written by Amanda Wilkin has been chosen to…
AJAMU: ARCHIVAL SENSORIA – 20 May – 11 July 2021
A solo exhibition of new and archival works that spotlight Black Queer legacies in Britain by photographer, artist-scholar,…
COMING HOME: Jem Wharton – Portrait of a Liverpool boxing legend on display Liverpool 18th May – 4 July
James ‘Jem’ Wharton was one of the most successful boxers in Britain in the first half of the…
Young People across Greater Manchester celebrate Victorian Black British circus owner Pablo Fanque
Five groups of young people across Greater Manchester have taken part in creative workshops with multi-disciplinary artist Jade…
Rising Star: Charles Entsie talks about his debut play No Strings Attached at the King’s Head Theatre
Charles is an actor and writer from Wood Green, London. His first play, No Strings Attached, is being…
Windrush Day Online Lecture 2021 with Dr Beverley Bryan Announced
Dr Beverley Bryan was a founder member of the Brixton Black Women’s Group, Organisation of Women of African…
Going to a Live Music Concert or Event at Last
After so many months couped up at home, everyone is keen to attend live events again from theatre…
BBM/BMC Announces 2021 British Black Music Month And International Reggae Day London UK Programme
This year, BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress) offers fewer, but targeted events to mark British Black Music Month (BBMM),…
EXHIBITION: Portrait of Black Britain
Portrait of Black Britain is a major public exhibition at Manchester Arndale that will profile a range of Black…
Books, Violence and Resistance – Eric Huntley
Black bookshops in 1970/80s Britain were few and far between. Those that did exist were subject to continued…
WATCH: Lemn Sissay MBE launches the Brighton Festival 2021 programme as guest director, with the theme of ‘care’.
The acclaimed British and Ethiopian poet, playwright and broadcaster, Lemn Sissay MBE has launched the Brighton Festival 2021 programme as…
Portraits for the Future: A Celebration of James Barnor
Ahead of a major survey exhibition, opening May 2021, Serpentine announces Portraits for the Future, a unique virtual…
Latest Event: The Challenge of Educating for a Future Britain
In this public event, Prof Gus John explores possibilities of a socially and racially just education in future…
