WATCH: Celebrating the Life of Stewart Tippett and the History of Soul
Stewart didn’t know his mother when he was a child and was brought up in care, and then…
News Views and Opinion
Akyaaba Addai-Sebo
Patrick Vernon interviews Akyaaba Addai-Sebo the architect of Black History Month in the UK PV- How was Black…
WATCH: Brixton exhibition to showcase life of Ewe Royal in papers
Ewe Fia – Togbui Adamah II reigned from 1915 to 1963 – and thanks to a collection of official…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH OR A YEAR OF BLACK HISTORY?
It is also a time when Black talent is perceived to be most in demand than any other…
TURNER NOMINEE LEADS BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS
Opening at the Walker Art Gallery from 7 October to 18 March 2018, Lubaina Himid: Meticulous Observations and Naming…
More Than Just a Month
What we have seen over recent years, worsened under Austerity Britain are huge cuts to local authority…
30 Years of Celebrating Black History Month – What’s Next?
The early concept of BHM can be traced back to the celebrated historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926…
Dr Sireita Mullings – Lawrence
This is something we see repeatedly in human daily quests to connect, who we are with others. From…
Tunde Okewale MBE
I think both arguments are valid. The objective of the Black History Month should be to facilitate the…
What Black History Month Means to Me
On 14 October 1997, I took part in my first Black History Month event. I gave a talk…
BHM at 30 – Patrice Lawrence
They came from different parts of the Caribbean to train as nurses. So it feels rather poignant that…
October is Black Mathematician Month!
It is easy to reel off a list of black stars from football, athletics, basketball or cricket. The…
Dotun Adebayo
In fact, I ended up not talking about ‘black’ or ‘history’ at all. But because the image of…
So Black history month is 30 years old in the UK and 90 years old in the USA, is it still relevant, should it continue?
The reason the event was created in the first place was to correct the deliberate destruction done to…
Black History Month a reminder of what we never had …..
..it’s not something I can articulate easily because it feels like being against Christmas or not wanting to…
Elaine Mitchener to premiere new music theatre piece at Bluecoat, the UK’s oldest arts centre, in Liverpool
The premiere is commissioned by Bluecoat, Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts, where the performance will take place, in…
BLACK HISTORY IS WORLD HISTORY
“…the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly…
Catalyst Connects a networking event that connects Birmingham based TV and film talent with others from around the country.
They are also responsible for a popular web series called Unapologetically White. Black History Month speaks with the…
PUNCH Records Launches programme to support emerging BME filmmakers in Birmingham
The dynamic programme, powered by innovative creative agency Punch and curated by talented director and entrepreneur Daniel Alexander…
Seven years of creating answers to ‘My Big Question’?
Back in November 2010, I wrote a short article entitled ‘My Big Question’. This reflective piece was curious…
