Reclaiming Narratives: Theme for Black History Month 2024
This year’s theme for Black History Month is “Reclaiming Narratives,” and marks a significant shift towards recognising and…
Black History Month Introductions
Westminster’s Place In British African History Continues Nov. 25
This year’s Black History Month, also known as African History Month, may have recently ended. However, for some,…
Join us in ‘Saluting Our Sisters’ and the #WEMATTER movement during Black History Month 2023
I cannot tell you the number of questions and queries this raised; Why black women? I could say…
Mia Morris OBE FRSA -Pays Tribute to the Sisters – past and present – Who Inspire Her.
I would like to pay tribute to Sister Monica Tywang, a nun from Trinidad who has really made…
It’s Still February – Recommended Books To Improve Your British African History Knowledge
It’s Still February – Recommended Books To Improve Your British African History Knowledge Kwaku Whilst African History Month…
Black History Month – The Fight for Justice, Peace and Equity
It is 2023 and the fight for justice, peace and equity in America and the diaspora continues. Despite…
As the UK celebrates LGBT+ History Month and the US and Canada celebrates Black History Month, we take a look at some remarkable Black LGBT+ Champions
Throughout history many remarkable individuals have paved the way to allow the freedoms and voices of future generations…
WANTED: Effective Allies Who Take Meaningful Actions
I don’t want you to just dress like me, but to call out behaviours that hurt, harm, and…
My angry black voice
What is speaking black? Speaking black is making sure that when you’re speaking facts you gotta stay on…
Our theme for Black History Month 2022 is Time for Change: Action Not Words.
To get to a better tomorrow, we can’t just focus on the past. The past is in the…
Black History Month is an important time of year to celebrate the huge and often-overlooked contributions of Black people in the UK.
As the third Black woman ever to be elected as an MP, and having made history by becoming…
Sir Edward Jonathan Davey FRSA MP
From Mary Prince to Paul Stephenson, so many Black pioneers have transformed our society’s cultural and political landscapes….
The Rt Hon The Lord Paul Boateng of Akyem and Wembley PC DL
The challenge is to prepare by a policy of inclusion rather than exclusion all young people to thrive…
PROUD TO BE….
I am proud to be following in the footsteps of heroes and sheroes, icons and legends, that are…
Minister of State for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch
My status also changed from a middle-class Yoruba school girl in Nigeria, an incredibly diverse country with over…
Black History Month 2021 – let’s make it a festival of celebration
Last year, I wrote that Black Lives Matter protests around the world had sparked a commitment among many…
Black Lives Matter is also part of Black British History
We have come a long way as a society from ‘Negro History Week’, established by Carter G. Woodson…
Proud To Be: Pawlet Brookes
When I was asked to write about the theme Proud to be, my first thought was that this…
Marcus Garvey famously wrote: “A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots”
Black History Month reminds us of where we are from, we what have achieved and the beauty and richness of…
Why Black History Month is more important than ever this year?
2020 has held a mirror up to the world and forced many to see the reality of racism…
