Why Remembrance is important and how do you we preserve the legacy?
Since the 1600’s Europeans have continued to carve up the world amongst themselves, this is a fact. 1884/5…
Callton Young – One of the most straightforward pieces of advice I ever gave as a Senior Civil Servant was about race equality policy
However, following research, my advice to the then Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, could not…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Teaching Black History in Academia
The high calibre of UK contributions to historical research in these areas was conspicuous at the Public History…
The Windrush Scandal Far from Abated
The revelation that men and women who came to the UK from Commonwealth countries between the late 1940s…
50 years on from the (second) Race Relations Act, and the Runnymede Trust
Of course Powell’s speech was itself a reaction to another important anniversary: the second race relations act, passed…
Windrush Square
Windrush Square: A heartfelt story about racial tensions and love in 1980s Brixton Monument Theatre Company return to…
Britain on Film: Black Britain
To mark Black History Month, The Keep will be screening the British Film Institute’s Britain on Film: Black…
WATCH: ALEXANDER PAUL “I am Love”
He was a prolific poetry writer in his teens and eventually pursued his passion to become a spoken…
Black History Month welcome : John Biggs Mayor of Tower Hamlets
I am thrilled that once again in 2018, the council has been instrumental in facilitating a bustling and…
Meet Mohamed Mohamed, a 29-year-old self-taught filmmaker from Birmingham.
To learn more about the craft he is participating in a filmmakers talent development programme BACK IN powered …
Expectations exhibition: The Neil Kenlock Archive at the Black Cultural Archives runs until 28th Sept 2018
Known for his captivating work focusing on key moments in post Windrush Britain, Kenlock’s powerful Expectations exhibition is…
“You will never be a filmmaker, because you’re black and female” are the words that Liane Moonraven heard from her head of department at college
Fast-forward and the filmmaker from Washington D.C. is now living in Birmingham, England and pursuing a career in…
Message from Liberal Democrat Leader Vince Cable
Black History Month is an established, nationally recognised observance that honours the lives, experiences and history of Afro-Caribbean…
Punch Records supports emerging BME filmmakers from the West Midlands
The dynamic programme, powered by innovative creative agency Punch and curated by talented director and entrepreneur Daniel Alexander…
The Black Magic Awards returns this October to Honour more Inspirational Women of Colour
Following last year’s star studded, inaugural awards ceremony, The Black Magic Awards returns on 1st October to the…
Windrush – The boat that carried so many hopes, pain and dreams
His mother Gwendolyn worked as a nurse in the NHS for all her working life. She inspired Scratchylus…
Scratchylus and Empress Reggae Reset Windrush University Tour 2018
We are proud to announce that the theme for this year’s Black History Month is the 70th anniversary…
Students from St George’s University, Grenada, and Northumbria University take first steps into medical profession
The relationship between the two institutions, now in its eleventh year, enables the SGU and NU students to…
WATCH: Blak Whyte Gray Boy Blue
Fierce, bold and affecting, this galvanising hip-hop dance triple bill reflects themes of identity, oppression and transcendence in…
Know Before You Go: Notting Hill Carnival 2018
The first carnival in Notting Hill took place in 1966, although Claudia Jones – a Trinidadian journalist and…
