Leading Black celebrities join NHS campaign to get Black communities around the country talking about bowel cancer screening
The TV presenter Sean Fletcher, Olympic athlete Kriss Akabusi MBE and Dame Floella Benjamin are supporting the first…
Celebrating the Legacies of Black Ink
An evening with Desrie Thomson-George, co-founder of the Black Ink Collective, who will tell its story with readings…
Windrush Stories with author Tony Fairweather and Alexis Keir
After WW2 England was on its knees, so the call went out to the British Empire for volunteers…
PAST Thematic Overview: Modern Black History
The National Archives collection spans 1,000 years. Throughout this period, there has been a Black presence in Britain,…
Salute to Baroness Ros Howells
Baroness Howell has had an outstanding career in the fight for racial equality in Britain Director of…
Challenging Racisms in Higher Education and Beyond
Join us for the Second Annual Westminster Conversations Conference on “Challenging racisms in higher education and beyond”. This…
JTL supports the DfE’s decision to list apprenticeships on the UCAS portal
The plans, announced in February, mean that thousands of apprenticeship opportunities will be listed alongside the undergraduate routes…
WATCH: Have you thought about becoming a healthcare support worker in the NHS?
Healthcare support workers in the NHS play a vital role in providing excellent care to patients, so if you want…
The Adventures of a Black Edwardian Intellectual
Born in 1873 in All Saints village, Antigua, James Arthur Harley was a poor island boy who dared…
Nigerian Cultural Festival
Come and experience the rich and vibrant culture of Nigeria at the Nigerian Cultural Festival, Greenwich Borough! This…
Selected History: Chronicling the Nineteenth-Century Past
“We stand here on the shoulders of so many others…. they all enable us to move forward in…
The Mark Elie Dance Foundation & Classically British & Co, in association with Portobello Dance School, to host Charity fundraising event
In celebration of an incredible 30 years of the Mark Elie Dance Foundation, & Classically British & Co,…
Empowering Women of Colour: The Legacy of the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD)
The Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) was a pioneering feminist group that emerged in…
Could you be a Stroke Saver?
Would you know how to spot the signs and what to do, if someone you’re with is experiencing…
The future: creative and irresistible
Muyiwa Oki, the incoming president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, will speak about the fear of…
Thomas Birch Freeman: The black Victorian Missionary and Botanist
Rev. Thomas Birch Freeman (1809-1890) was an Anglo-African Victorian missionary and botanist. In 1837 he was ordained as a…
Stepping out from the shadow
Mark’s illustrated talk will take us on a journey from 18th Century Sheffield through to the present, telling…
WATCH: 1000 Black Boys
We are committed to inspiring Black Boys and young Black Men to unleash their potential and live a…
Tessy’s Brunches: Yet We Rise – A Celebration of Black History Month
Tessy’s Brunches (www.tessysbrunches) creates the space for unseen women to be visible through networking and mentoring opportunities because…
Alex Wheatle: The Brixton-born Novelist and Champion of Diversity and Social Justice
Alex Wheatle was born in Brixton, South London, in 1963. His parents were Jamaican immigrants, and he grew…
