Callton Young – One of the most straightforward pieces of advice I ever gave as a Senior Civil Servant was about race equality policy
However, following research, my advice to the then Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, could not…
Highlights
Windrush Square
Windrush Square: A heartfelt story about racial tensions and love in 1980s Brixton Monument Theatre Company return to…
Britain on Film: Black Britain
To mark Black History Month, The Keep will be screening the British Film Institute’s Britain on Film: Black…
Expectations exhibition: The Neil Kenlock Archive at the Black Cultural Archives runs until 28th Sept 2018
Known for his captivating work focusing on key moments in post Windrush Britain, Kenlock’s powerful Expectations exhibition is…
The Black Magic Awards returns this October to Honour more Inspirational Women of Colour
Following last year’s star studded, inaugural awards ceremony, The Black Magic Awards returns on 1st October to the…
Scratchylus and Empress Reggae Reset Windrush University Tour 2018
We are proud to announce that the theme for this year’s Black History Month is the 70th anniversary…
WATCH: Blak Whyte Gray Boy Blue
Fierce, bold and affecting, this galvanising hip-hop dance triple bill reflects themes of identity, oppression and transcendence in…
Know Before You Go: Notting Hill Carnival 2018
The first carnival in Notting Hill took place in 1966, although Claudia Jones – a Trinidadian journalist and…
The Albany is proud to work with Lewisham Homes in a unique partnership to benefit Lewisham and South East London culturally, socially and economically
Lewisham Homes manages 19,000 homes in Lewisham, operates its own repairs and maintenance company and employs more than 450…
Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture
Gina is an artist and activist who has worked with her father on multiple productions. She is currently…
WATCH: Legendary Nile Rodgers & Chic are headlining Sea Dance Festival!
As the co-founder of CHIC and the newly elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Rodgers pioneered…
State Racism: Policing, Institutional Collusion and Justice
About this conference The aims of this two-day conference are two-fold: To identify and discuss the pervasive nature…
AFROPUNK THE TAKEOVER : BRIXTON
AFROPUNK THE TAKEOVER BRIXTON || VARIOUS VENUES, BRIXTON SATURDAY 1ST SEPT – SATURDAY 8TH SEPT 2018 A global…
Walter Tull: His Life and Legacy
Born in Folkestone in 1888 to a British mother and Bajan father, Walter was one of the first…
WATCH: HENRY BOX BROWN – A Musical Journey
Henry Box Brown is directed by Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway’s Dream Girls) and has been created…
CARIBBEAN TAKEAWAY TAKEOVER
Photographs: Photo etchings of Alford Gardner Empire Windrush passenger, Lenore Sykes, Alton Watkins,Tina Aparicio, Don Sydney, Gloria Whyte,…
Five Minutes with….. Major Herb Cameron
Hi Herb, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. What does Black History Month mean…
The forgotten history of the Windrush
A Newcastle University academic has uncovered material which sheds new light on the history of the Windrush generation….
History Consultant Cautions All Who Are Going To Be Commenting On Or Organising Empire Windrush Commemorations
‘Look How Far We’ve Come: Disrupting African British History Narratives?’* *For anyone marking, commemorating, discussing, commenting on or…
Empire Windrush: forgotten archive material reveals who was on its outward voyage to the Caribbean
When the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in Essex on June 22, 1948 it was carrying a crowded…
