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Collector of images of the African Diaspora from the 1700s to the mid 20th century and African Art

Leslie Braine Ikomi collection

My collection includes original Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian paintings and prints of the black and white working classes…


Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), standing on a stage in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, 1912.

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Washington was from the last…


Eric and Jessica Huntley 2000s_Huntley Archives at London Metropolitan Archives

Eric and Jessica Huntley

Eric and Jessica Huntley, pioneering Black political and social activists and radical book publishers born in what then…


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Black History Month

2025 LISTINGS

Brixton Monday 1 December

Winter Voices III

Winter Voices III is a heartwarming celebration of young talent from across Leicester, bringing together some of the…

Nottingham Wednesday 17 December

The Hallé Christmas Concert

British baritone Rodney Earl Clarke, who captured every heart when he starred in the Hallé’s Christmas Concert a…