Botis Seva announced as next Guest Artistic Director of the National Youth Dance Company
National Youth Dance Company (NYDC), the country’s flagship organisation for young dancers which is run by Sadler’s Wells,…
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NFL’S COLIN KAEPERNICK NAMED AS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S 2018 ‘AMBASSADOR OF CONSCIENCE’
Athlete and inspiring activist Colin Kaepernick has been honoured with Amnesty International’s ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ award for 2018,…
Scratchylus and Empress Reggae to perform One Love Festival 2018
The legendary Scratchylus is back from stent living in his native Jamaica where he has honed his music…
Millie Dunn Veasey, pioneering sergeant turned rights activist
When Millie Dunn Veasey joined the US military it wasn’t the most auspicious of starts. “I didn’t weigh…
The dancing slum kids tipped for stardom by Rihanna
Living in the slums of Ikorodu, Lagos, the dance troupe was created in 2014 to get kids from…
International Reggae Day 2018 Celebrates The Creative Journey Shared By Jamaica And The UK
As February, which is designated Reggae Month in Jamaica, ends, all Reggae fans are reminded that JulyOne is…
Blue Plaques on Wolverhampton’s diversity, not Enoch Powell
The Express and Star have deliberately and social engineered a debate promoting the legacy of Enoch of Powell…
Black history is not a thing apart
Black History Month is beginning, and as usual, for one month of an entire year, people of goodwill,…
Global African Quad Flag: A Visual Signifier Of African-Related Matters
UDPATE: At the 2020: Marcus Garvey @ 80: Moving Towards A Unifying African Identity meeting on June 10…
African History Month Discussion Paper 4
From Negro History Week to African Liberation Month Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali “Who owns history? Not even…
Black Artists – How Much Individuality Do They Get
Black Responsibility and Individual Rights: A Delicate Balance Eddie Chambers, academic and one of the original four artists…
Maureen Roberts “Come le’ We Talk”
This is a list of 30 heritage institutions in London that you should know about and visit because…
Phillip Udeh
Many of my peers went into banking and consulting, whilst I embarked on a year of placements with…
African History Month Discussion Paper 3
Parts of this paper were read out by Addai-Sebo’s former Greater London Council and London Strategic Policy Unit…
African History Month Discussion Paper 2
Originally taken from a 2006 offline blog by Linda Bellos, and posted in 2011 on the TAOBQ (The…
Black History Month Ends, African History Season Continues
Before the recent African History Month had ended, there were stories in the press about the white-washing, diversifying…
Dr Olivette Otele on Black History Month
Numerous are individuals and institutions that argue that Black History Month should be part of series of events…
New Challenges for African History
The events seem so long ago. Leading up to the day Britain seems focused on other matters such…
Everything Has Changed but Nothing Has Changed?
As we end Black History Month 2017, there have been the inevitable, articles, tweets, broadcasts and posts extoling and praising the…
LESLIE BRAINE IKOMI “Oh, I hadn’t noticed”
My partner looked at the Georgian print displayed on the wall behind her and pointed out the black…
