African History Month Discussion Paper 2
Originally taken from a 2006 offline blog by Linda Bellos, and posted in 2011 on the TAOBQ (The…
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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…
Young People’s Black History Month
In this the 30th anniversary of Black History Month (BHM), the question arises, what is the relevance to…
LIVERPOOL BLACK COMMUNITY: The Early Years
Black communities have existed in Britain for at least five centuries, but some have died out only to…
Black icons rally together to confront prostate cancer risk in black men
The celebrities are calling on black communities to confront their increased risk of prostate cancer, and break down…
High Commissioners Of Jamaica And Ghana Join In Marking The First Marcus Garvey Pan-Africanism Presentation In North-West London
Jamaican High Commissioner Mr Seth George Ramocan and Ghanaian Deputy High Commissioner Mrs Rita Tani Iddi were the…
Support Aspire CIC’s Bid To Purchase Reading’s Central Club As A Community Asset
Central Club in Reading was a community centre that was closed in 2006 due financial cost-cutting. The outer…
SLAVERY REMEMBRANCE DAY 2017
Dr Gee Walker campaigner, educator and founder of the Anthony Walker Foundation, will deliver the Dorothy Kuya Slavery…
Brent Black Music History: A Photo Gallery Report
At the Brent Black Music History Quiz and BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress) Awards event which took place on…
An Introduction to Vasco Stevenson
I was born in St Lucy, Barbados, and started my working life as a school teacher before coming…
Kick It Out – Tackling racism and discrimination within English football
Starting life as a small independent charity, the ‘Let’s Kick Racism Out of Football’ campaign was established in…
Black History Month Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its…
Patrick Vernon and One Hundred Great Black Britons
Created in 2003, the 100 Great Black Britons was a response to the largely white-male orientated ‘Top 100…
Disability in Sport: An Interview with Ashley Hull-Owolabi
Ashley is a 28 year old who lives with Cerebral Palsy due to being asphyxiated at birth. Over…
What is the issue with natural African-Caribbean hair?
As the solicitor who had conduct of the school exclusion “cornrows case”, G v St Gregory’s Catholic Science…
Mary Seacole statue to be unveiled in London
She was a Jamaican-born nurse who cared for wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War in the 19th…
Helping your child with career decisions
An increasingly competitive job market, high youth unemployment, and rising fees for higher education all impact on a…
A range of projects are looking for volunteers
Spectrum Derbyshire, Vox Feminarum and The Mandela Community Centre are looking for new volunteers to help with a…
Afro-Caribbean elder gets royal greeting
Pansy Jeffrey founder of a day centre in Ladbroke Grove, West London which helps elderly people who moved to the…
The first major UK exhibition dedicated to contemporary African fashion
The exhibition will focus on the style choices of individual ‘fashion agents’ from each city; from designers and…
