Civil Rights Movement

Marcus Garvey, Jamaican Black Nationalist and Separatist, ca. 1920. In August 1920, his 'Universal Negro Improvement Association,' , claimed 4 million members and 25,000 attended its Madison Square Gardens

Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association

Proclaiming a black nationalist “Back to Africa” message, Garvey and the UNIA established 700 branches in thirty-eight states…


Faith Ringgold in front of Tar Beach 2, 1996 Photo credit: Grace Matthews © 2019 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York

Artist Extraordinaire in London – Faith Ringgold

For the first time Faith Ringgold’s extraordinary work is being shown in London as a major solo exhibition…


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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…