Black Lives Matter Protests 2020 win national Award for Amplifying Unheard Voices
The killing of George Floyd was the catalyst for widespread anti-racist protests in the summer of 2020. Though…
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Steve McQueen to launch new Race Relations Series called ‘Uprising’
After the global success of “Small Axe” the BBC and acclaimed British filmmaker Steve McQueen are teaming again for documentary…
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),…
Turner Prize Shortlist Announced
Tate Britain today announced the shortlist for Turner Prize 2021: Array Collective, , Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project…
Human Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the United States’
A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed at suppressing racial…
Marcus Ryder appointed as new Chair of RADA Council
RADA announces that Marcus Ryder will become the new Chair of RADA. Marcus Ryder succeeds Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen…
Bafta TV Awards: Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Leads Nominations
Sir Steve McQueen’s Small Axes series leads the field at this year’s Bafta Television Awards, with 15 nominations….
Mustapha Matura Award and Mentoring Programme Announced
Characterised by critic Michael Billington of The Guardian as “a pioneering black playwright who opened the doors for…
Football Leagues in Four Day Boycott
Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League clubs will join in a four-day boycott of social…
Daniel Kaluuya Completes Awards Season Sweep with Oscar Win for Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya the British actor and writer who has received various accolades throughout his career including two British Academy…
Global Reaction to George Floyd Murder Verdict
Yesterday the jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, guilty on three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder,…
New Suffolk Black-led cultural programme wins more than £25k in funding
Aspire Black Suffolk, the new Black-led cultural programme set to launch in the summer, has won more than…
New Black History Resource Pack for schools launched by Black History Month UK to champion black history all year round, across all of the curriculum
A brand new pack for schools has been launched to help schools around the UK celebrate the continued…
A Spotlight on Pitch Black
Amgueddfa Cymru has announced an exciting series of online events, Lates: PITCH BLACK in partnership with Artes Mundi….
Black Cultural Archives leaves government’s Windrush Working Group after ‘unsubstantiated’ race report
Black Cultural Archives (BCA), the home of Black British history, has resigned from its position on the Home…
World Leaders Pay Tribute to Prince Philip
Many leaders around the World have paid tribute to Britain’s Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh, who died…
First Black Golfer at The Masters Eventually Honoured
Robert Lee Elder is a retired American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first African American to…
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…
Sir Lenny Henry urges black Britons to take Covid-19 vaccine
Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, actor Thandie Newton, radio personality Trevor Nelson, musician KSI and author Malorie Blackman, among the…
WATCH: New square to be named after Hackney’s hidden history
A new square at the entrance to Britannia Leisure Centre is to be named BRAFA Square after a…
