The Self Help Movement
The movement came about as a result of two distinct yet converging impulses. The first was the desire…
Scotland and Slavery
Scots proudly played their part in the abolition of the trade. But for a time we misted over…
The Welsh slave owner and anti-abolitionist MP Richard Pennant
In Jamaica there exists a community called Pennants. It was named after a family that arrived from Flintshire,…
The Poet James Berry
His poetry is notable for using a mixture of standard English and Jamaican Patois. Berry’s writing often “explores…
Maya Angelou – Poet, Author, Civil Rights Activist (1928–2014)
Charismatic and passionate, warm and wise, formidable without being forbidding, American author and poet Maya Angelou died last…
Diane Abbott – The first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons.
Diane Abbott was born to Jamaican immigrants in London in 1953. Her father was a welder and her…
WATCH: Empire of Cricket looks at the story of the West Indies
Empire of Cricket looks at the story of the West Indies. This programme explains how West Indian cricketing…
Ottobah Cugoano
Ottobah Cugoano, also known as John Stuart (c.1757 – after 1791), was an African abolitionist who was active…
No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action 1960-1990
The story of 20th century Black British cultural heritage, social and political history is to be celebrated in…
An Encounter and a Collision with Glenn Ligon
When I met Glenn Ligon at TATE Liverpool back in June, it was for the launch of his…
WATCH: Wangari Maathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011)
Through her work at these various volunteer associations, it became evident to Maathai that the root of most…
Black History Month message from Ed Miliband MP
Black History Month runs throughout the month of October and is designed to celebrate the significant contributions that…
Prime Minister David Cameron on Black History Month
As we celebrate Black History Month we not only look back with enormous gratitude to the African-Caribbean community…
