Rachel Keke: from picket line to Parliament
Rachel Keke will be visting UVW union on 22nd July in order to share her incredible story which…
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In June 1943, African American troops based at Bamber Bridge mutinied against the Jim Crow segregation conditions imposed…
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CLR James Annual Legacy Lecture with Cecil Gutzmore
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With reference to Black style, gender, sexuality, desire, aspiration, pleasure and the dressed body as performance, Michael will…
Arthur Torrington CBE: Keeper of the Windrush Flame
Arthur Torrington CBE is known for his substantial and tireless work researching, collecting, and archiving the histories of…
2023 Graduation Ceremony with 100 Black Men of London
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Young Poet Laureate Momtaza Mehri hosts a gathering and reading of her tender, searing and satirical debut poetry…
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Boyce will be in conversation with Baltic Professor Andrea Phillips and guests about her trajectory as a Black…
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance
A landmark exhibition exploring the impact of the Black Atlantic will be staged in the Museum’s historic Founder’s…
At the Heart of the Nation: Migration and the NHS
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS and Windrush, this panel event chaired by Gary Younge brings…
