Are the roaring twenties back? New theatre show highlighting inequalities calls for diverse performers.
After the last year, we all need something to celebrate. At a time when access to arts and…
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Ladies of Rage: Musicians find a ‘safe space’ in sisterhood.
Female and non-binary musicians who formed a network of artists say it has helped them find a “safe…
The Last of the Reggae Legends Bunny Wailer Has Died.
This week, a certain Jamaican 73-year-old Neville Livingston died, however you may know Livingston better as the Reggae…
UK’s black majority churches unite in support of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
On Sunday 60 black majority church leaders issued a joint statement in support of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout…
Mary Wilson, One of the Original Members of the Supremes, Dies at 76
As a founding member of the Supremes, a key to the success of Motown Records, Mary Wilson died…
The Sickle Cell Society launch digital exhibition on Sickle Cell at BCA
The Sickle Cell Society launches 2021 with an exploratory exhibition on the history of Sickle Cell, the NHS…
Unanimous Luton Council agreement for community’s Black Lives Matter action plan
Black community activists and leaders have welcomed Luton Council’s unanimous approval of a binding policy motion designed to…
Historic moment as first slave owner name removed from Hackney gardens
The name of a slave owner has been removed from entrance signs to a Hackney park in the…
Applications for THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF are NOW open!
Are you in loaf with baking? Could you be in the class of 2021? Applications for THE GREAT…
BTWSC/African Histories Revisited Return To Deliver Monday Xtra History Plus Sessions In Nov.- Dec.
Pan-London voluntary group BTWSC/African Histories Revisited and related associations expect to productively occupy your Mondays in November to…
New Petition started for UK Black History Museum
After a summer of traumatic events and the end of another black history month, what has changed? An…
The Truth about the Windrush Scheme and Windrush Compensation Scheme
Some people from the Caribbean, or countries such as Ghana or Nigeria who settled lawfully in the UK…
Programme Announced For Sep. 28 Monday Xtra History Sessions: Racism, Afriphobia & The UK Music Industry Event
The programme for the Racism, Afriphobia & The UK Music Industry forum, which takes place via Zoom on…
Award Winning International Artist Scratchylus Black History 365 Resetting The Mindset UK Tour 2020
The aim and goal of the tour is to raise awareness and provoke debate, so we can create…
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer aged 43
He died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side, a statement posted…
RE:IMI Releases George Floyd-Inspired UK Music Industry Race/Ethnicity And Racism-Facing Report On The 3rd Month Of His Murder
RE:IMI Releases George Floyd-Inspired UK Music Industry Race/Ethnicity And Racism-Facing Report On The 3rd Month Of His Murder*…
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
It is against this background that the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its…
UNESCO’s Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Abolition Remembrance Day -Sunday 23 August 2020
Mayor of London in partnership with Sankofa Day* invite you to join us virtually for this year’s very…
WATCH: My Creek Town Adventure, new movie by Enuma Chigbo set to hit the airwaves
“It tells the love story between Idara, (Sophie Dijeh) a beauty queen based in Calabar Nigeria, and Eyo,…
Marcus Garvey: 80 Years On… And The Significance Of August In The Pan-Africanist Calendar
Marcus Garvey: 80 Years On… And The Significance Of August In The Pan-Africanist Calendar Aug. 15 2020 update…
